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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “resourcefulness”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谋略 (謀略) | móu lüè | stratagem; strategy |
| 应变力 (應變力) | yìng biàn lì | adaptability; resourcefulness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 智谋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom; intelligence |
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent; able |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason; intellect |
| 智力 | zhì lì | intelligence; intellect |
| 智库 (智庫) | zhì kù | think tank; intellectual resource |
| 明智 | míng zhì | sensible; wise |
| 谋杀 (謀殺) | móu shā | to murder; to assassinate |
| 阴谋 (陰謀) | yīn móu | to 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.