Chinese symbol for “persistence”
持久
chí jiǔ
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for persistence is 持久 (chí jiǔ), defined as: lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 持久.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 持续 (持續) | chí xù | to continue; to last; to persist |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after); before too long |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “persistence”.
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.