Chinese symbol for “respectable”
正派
zhèng pài
(of a person) upright; respectable; decent; (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for respectable is 正派 (zhèng pài), defined as: (of a person) upright; respectable; decent; (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable.
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
Other Chinese words for “respectable”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊贵 (尊貴) | zūn guì | respected; respectable |
| 体面 (體面) | tǐ miàn | dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable |
| 本本分分 | běn běn fèn fèn | decorous; respectable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 正派.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | is precisely |
| 派出 | pài chū | to send; to dispatch |
| 派遣 | pài qiǎn | to send (on a mission); to dispatch |
See also: Japanese symbol for “respectable”.
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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