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Chinese symbol for “manner”

态度
tài du
Traditional: 態度
manner; bearing; attitude; approach

The closest CC-CEDICT match for manner is 态度 (tài du), defined as: manner; bearing; attitude; approach; 个 (gè).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
度 du
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “manner”

WordPinyinMeaning
样 (樣)yàngmanner; pattern
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
派头 (派頭)pài tóumanner; style
样子 (樣子)yàng ziappearance; manner
形迹 (形跡)xíng jìmanner; bearing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 态度.

WordPinyinMeaning
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
生态 (生態)shēng tàiecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environm
动态 (動態)dòng tàimovement; motion
形态 (形態)xíng tàishape; form
变态 (變態)biàn tàito metamorphose (biology); abnormal
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent
速度sù dùspeed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo

See also: Japanese symbol for “manner”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.