Chinese symbol for “neatly”

整洁

zhěng jié

Traditional: 整潔

neatly; tidy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for neatly is 整洁 (zhěng jié), defined as: neatly; tidy.

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

整 zhěng

neat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend

radical 66 ⽁ · 16 strokes

洁 jié

clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse

radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

潔 jié

Related words

Other words that share a character with 整洁.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
整个 (整個)	zhěng gè	whole; entire
调整 (調整)	tiáo zhěng	to adjust; to revise; to reorganize
整体 (整體)	zhěng tǐ	whole; entirety; overall; whole; general
完整	wán zhěng	complete; intact
整理	zhěng lǐ	to arrange; to tidy up
整合	zhěng hé	to conform; to integrate
清洁 (清潔)	qīng jié	clean; to clean
简洁 (簡潔)	jiǎn jié	concise; succinct

See also: Japanese symbol for “neatly”.

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.