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Chinese symbol for “proficient”

通晓
tōng xiǎo
Traditional: 通曉
proficient (in sth); to understand sth through and through

The closest CC-CEDICT match for proficient is 通晓 (tōng xiǎo), defined as: proficient (in sth); to understand sth through and through.

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
晓 xiǎo
dawn; clear, explicit, known
radical 72 ⽇ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “proficient”

WordPinyinMeaning
精jīngessence; extract
熟练 (熟練)shú liànpracticed; proficient
纯熟 (純熟)chún shúskillful; proficient
博识 (博識)bó shíknowledgeable; erudite
谙练 (諳練)ān liànconversant; skilled

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通晓.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
晓得 (曉得)xiǎo deto know
知晓 (知曉)zhī xiǎoto know; to understand

See also: Japanese symbol for “proficient”.

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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