Chinese symbol for “obedient”
顺从
shùn cóng
Traditional: 順從
obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obedient is 顺从 (shùn cóng), defined as: obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “obedient”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乖顺 (乖順) | guāi shùn | obedient (colloquial) |
| 听话 (聽話) | tīng huà | to do what one is told; obedient |
| 服帖 | fú tiē | docile; obedient |
| 服服帖帖 | fú fu tiē tiē | submissive; docile |
| 叒 | ruò | old variant of 若 (ruò); obedient |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 顺从.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence; order |
| 顺便 (順便) | shùn biàn | conveniently; in passing |
| 顺着 (順著) | shùn zhe | to follow; following |
| 顺应 (順應) | shùn yìng | to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with |
| 从事 (從事) | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in |
| 从而 (從而) | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
| 从来 (從來) | cóng lái | always; at all times |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obedient”.
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.