Chinese symbol for “pertinent”
中肯
zhòng kěn
pertinent; apropos
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pertinent is 中肯 (zhòng kěn), defined as: pertinent; apropos.
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
中 zhòng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes
Other Chinese words for “pertinent”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 中肯.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central; middle |
| 中学 (中學) | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 之中 | zhī zhōng | inside; among |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate; to centralize |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely |
| 宁肯 (寧肯) | nìng kěn | would rather...; it would be better... |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pertinent”.
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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