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Chinese symbol for “resourcefulness”

智谋
zhì móu
Traditional: 智謀
resourcefulness; ingenuity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resourcefulness is 智谋 (zhì móu), defined as: resourcefulness; ingenuity.

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

智 zhì
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes
谋 móu
to plan, to scheme; strategem
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “resourcefulness”

WordPinyinMeaning
谋略 (謀略)móu lüèstratagem; strategy
应变力 (應變力)yìng biàn lìadaptability; resourcefulness

Related words

Other words that share a character with 智谋.

WordPinyinMeaning
智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence
智能zhì néngintelligent; able
理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect
智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect
智库 (智庫)zhì kùthink tank; intellectual resource
明智míng zhìsensible; wise
谋杀 (謀殺)móu shāto murder; to assassinate
阴谋 (陰謀)yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot

See also: Japanese symbol for “resourcefulness”.

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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