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Chinese symbol for “mentality”

心理
xīn lǐ
psychology; mentality

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mentality is 心理 (xīn lǐ), defined as: psychology; mentality.

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

心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mentality”

WordPinyinMeaning
心态 (心態)xīn tàiattitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche
脑瓜 (腦瓜)nǎo guāskull; brain

Related words

Other words that share a character with 心理.

WordPinyinMeaning
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
开心 (開心)kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
心里 (心裡)xīn lichest; heart; mind
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish

See also: Japanese symbol for “mentality”.

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.

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