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Chinese symbol for “politely”

殷勤
yīn qín
politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for politely is 殷勤 (yīn qín), defined as: politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive.

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

殷 yīn
many, great; abundant, flourishing
radical 79 ⽎ · 10 strokes
勤 qín
industrious, diligent, attentive
radical 19 ⼒ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 殷勤.

WordPinyinMeaning
殷切yīn qièardent; eager
殷实 (殷實)yīn shíthriving; well-off
献殷勤 (獻殷勤)xiàn yīn qínto be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to
殷殷yīn yīnearnest; ardent (hope etc)
殷红 (殷紅)yān hóngdark red
后勤 (後勤)hòu qínlogistics
勤劳 (勤勞)qín láohardworking; industrious; diligent
勤奋 (勤奮)qín fènhardworking; diligent

See also: Japanese symbol for “politely”.

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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