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Chinese symbol for “practiced”

熟练
shú liàn
Traditional: 熟練
practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful

The closest CC-CEDICT match for practiced is 熟练 (shú liàn), defined as: practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful.

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

熟 shú
well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with
radical 86 ⽕ · 15 strokes
练 liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “practiced”

WordPinyinMeaning
历练 (歷練)lì liànto learn through experience; experience
熟习 (熟習)shú xíto understand profoundly; well-versed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 熟练.

WordPinyinMeaning
成熟chéng shúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen
熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well
熟知shú zhīto be well acquainted with
熟人shú rénacquaintance; friend
熟女shú nǚstylish and confident middle-aged woman
训练 (訓練)xùn liànto train; to drill
教练 (教練)jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))
练习 (練習)liàn xíto practice; exercise

See also: Japanese symbol for “practiced”.

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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