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Chinese symbol for “profiling”

侧写
cè xiě
Traditional: 側寫
to profile; profile; (offender) profiling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for profiling is 侧写 (cè xiě), defined as: to profile; profile; (offender) profiling.

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

侧 cè
side; to slant, to lean, to incline
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
写 xiě
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
radical 14 ⼍ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 侧写.

WordPinyinMeaning
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
东侧 (東側)dōng cèeast side; east face
侧面 (側面)cè miànlateral side; side
西侧 (西側)xī cèwest side; west face
右侧 (右側)yòu cèright side
左侧 (左側)zuǒ cèleft side
写作 (寫作)xiě zuòto write; to compose
描写 (描寫)miáo xiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal

See also: Japanese symbol for “profiling”.

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.