Chinese symbol for “respectful”
敬
jìng
(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
The closest CC-CEDICT match for respectful is 敬 (jìng), defined as: (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “respectful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恭 | gōng | respectful |
| 肃 (肅) | sù | respectful; solemn |
| 恪 | kè | respectful; scrupulous |
| 竦 | sǒng | respectful; horrified |
| 祗 | zhī | respectful (ly) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) |
| 致敬 | zhì jìng | to salute; to pay one's respects to |
| 敬意 | jìng yì | respect; esteem; high regard |
| 敬畏 | jìng wèi | to revere |
| 敬重 | jìng zhòng | to respect deeply; to revere |
| 敬业 (敬業) | jìng yè | dedicated to one's work |
See also: Japanese symbol for “respectful”.
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.