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Chinese symbol for “relevance”

针对性
zhēn duì xìng
Traditional: 針對性
focus; direction; purpose; relevance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for relevance is 针对性 (zhēn duì xìng), defined as: focus; direction; purpose; relevance.

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

针 zhēn
needle, pin, tack; acupuncture
radical 167 ⾦ · 7 strokes
对 duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
radical 41 ⼨ · 5 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “relevance”

WordPinyinMeaning
证明力 (證明力)zhèng míng lìprobative value; strength of evidence in legal proof

Related words

Other words that share a character with 针对性.

WordPinyinMeaning
针对 (針對)zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
方针 (方針)fāng zhēnpolicy; guidelines
指针 (指針)zhǐ zhēnpointer on a gauge; clock hand
打针 (打針)dǎ zhēnto give or get an injection
针灸 (針灸)zhēn jiǔacupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
绝对 (絕對)jué duìabsolute; unconditional
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “relevance”.

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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