Chinese symbol for “persistent”
执着
zhí zhuó
Traditional: 執著
dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment
The closest CC-CEDICT match for persistent is 执着 (zhí zhuó), defined as: dedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “persistent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一贯 (一貫) | yī guàn | consistent; constant |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring |
| 恒久 (恆久) | héng jiǔ | constant; persistent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 执着.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 执行 (執行) | zhí xíng | to implement; to carry out |
| 执政 (執政) | zhí zhèng | to hold power; in office |
| 执法 (執法) | zhí fǎ | to enforce a law; law enforcement |
| 执照 (執照) | zhí zhào | license; permit |
| 争执 (爭執) | zhēng zhí | to dispute; to disagree |
| 执导 (執導) | zhí dǎo | to direct (a film, play etc) |
| 随着 (隨著) | suí zhe | along with; in the wake of |
| 有着 (有著) | yǒu zhe | to have; to possess |
See also: Japanese symbol for “persistent”.
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.