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Chinese symbol for “pragmatism”

实用主义
shí yòng zhǔ yì
Traditional: 實用主義
pragmatism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pragmatism is 实用主义 (shí yòng zhǔ yì), defined as: pragmatism.

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

实 shí
real, true; honest, sincere
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
用 yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pragmatism”

WordPinyinMeaning
机会主义 (機會主義)jī huì zhǔ yìopportunism; pragmatism

Related words

Other words that share a character with 实用主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
实际 (實際)shí jìreality; practice
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
事实 (事實)shì shífact; 个 (gè)
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “pragmatism”.

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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