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Chinese symbol for “meritocracy”

优绩主义
yōu jì zhǔ yì
Traditional: 優績主義
meritocracy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for meritocracy is 优绩主义 (yōu jì zhǔ yì), defined as: meritocracy.

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

优 yōu
superior; elegant
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
绩 jì
achievements, merit
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “meritocracy”

WordPinyinMeaning
实力主义 (實力主義)shí lì zhǔ yìmeritocracy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 优绩主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
优秀 (優秀)yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
优势 (優勢)yōu shìsuperiority; dominance
优惠 (優惠)yōu huìprivilege; favorable (terms)
优先 (優先)yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence
优质 (優質)yōu zhìexcellent quality
优化 (優化)yōu huàto optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
成绩 (成績)chéng jìachievement; performance records
业绩 (業績)yè jìachievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “meritocracy”.

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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