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Chinese symbol for “outsmart”

智取
zhì qǔ
to take by ruse; to outwit; to outsmart

The closest CC-CEDICT match for outsmart is 智取 (zhì qǔ), defined as: to take by ruse; to outwit; to outsmart.

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

智 zhì
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes
取 qǔ
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 智取.

WordPinyinMeaning
智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence
智能zhì néngintelligent; able
理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect
智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect
智库 (智庫)zhì kùthink tank; intellectual resource
明智míng zhìsensible; wise
取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take

See also: Japanese symbol for “outsmart”.

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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