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Chinese symbol for “practical”

落实
luò shí
Traditional: 落實
practical; workable; to implement; to carry out

The closest CC-CEDICT match for practical is 落实 (luò shí), defined as: practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide.

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

落 luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes
实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “practical”

WordPinyinMeaning
实际 (實際)shí jìreality; practice
应用 (應用)yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
切合实际 (切合實際)qiè hé shí jìpractical; corresponding to reality
实用 (實用)shí yòngto apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
切实 (切實)qiè shífeasible; realistic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 落实.

WordPinyinMeaning
部落bù luòtribe
落后 (落後)luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)
村落cūn luòvillage
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
降落jiàng luòto descend; to land
其实 (其實)qí shíactually; in fact; really
实现 (實現)shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
实施 (實施)shí shīto implement; to carry out

See also: Japanese symbol for “practical”.

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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