Chinese symbol for “practice”
实践
shí jiàn
Traditional: 實踐
practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for practice is 实践 (shí jiàn), defined as: practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project).
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 “practice”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 练 (練) | liàn | to practice; to train |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 实习 (實習) | shí xí | to practice; field work |
| 习 (習) | xí | (bound form) to practice; to study |
| 从业 (從業) | cóng yè | to practice (a trade) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 实践.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 实际 (實際) | shí jì | reality; practice |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
| 践踏 (踐踏) | jiàn tà | to trample |
| 践行 (踐行) | jiàn xíng | to carry out; to implement; to keep (one's word) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “practice”.
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.