Chinese symbol for “motivational”
励志
lì zhì
Traditional: 勵志
to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational
The closest CC-CEDICT match for motivational is 励志 (lì zhì), defined as: to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 励志.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼓励 (鼓勵) | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 奖励 (獎勵) | jiǎng lì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) |
| 激励 (激勵) | jī lì | to encourage; to urge |
| 勉励 (勉勵) | miǎn lì | to encourage |
| 励精图治 (勵精圖治) | lì jīng tú zhì | (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom) |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 杂志 (雜誌) | zá zhì | magazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī) |
| 标志 (標誌) | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
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.