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Chinese symbol for “preoccupation”

心结
xīn jié
Traditional: 心結
a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for preoccupation is 心结 (xīn jié), defined as: a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor.

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

心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
结 jié
knot, tie; to connect, to join
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “preoccupation”

WordPinyinMeaning
疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump
圪垯 (圪墶)gē damound; knoll; swelling or lump on skin; pimple

Related words

Other words that share a character with 心结.

WordPinyinMeaning
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
开心 (開心)kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
心里 (心裡)xīn lichest; heart; mind
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude

See also: Japanese symbol for “preoccupation”.

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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