Chinese symbol for “posture”
姿势
zī shì
Traditional: 姿勢
posture; position
The closest CC-CEDICT match for posture is 姿势 (zī shì), defined as: posture; position.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “posture”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 态势 (態勢) | tài shì | posture; situation |
| 体位 (體位) | tǐ wèi | posture |
| 式子 | shì zi | posture; (math.) expression; formula |
| 姿态 (姿態) | zī tài | attitude; posture |
| 势子 (勢子) | shì zi | gesture; posture |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 姿势.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姿态 (姿態) | zī tài | attitude; posture |
| 坐姿 | zuò zī | sitting posture |
| 姿色 | zī sè | good looks (of a woman) |
| 舞姿 | wǔ zī | dancer's posture and movement |
| 千姿百态 (千姿百態) | qiān zī bǎi tài | (idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms |
| 优势 (優勢) | yōu shì | superiority; dominance |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power; influence |
| 趋势 (趨勢) | qū shì | trend; tendency |
See also: Japanese symbol for “posture”.
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.