Chinese symbol for “routine”
常务
cháng wù
Traditional: 常務
routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for routine is 常务 (cháng wù), defined as: routine; everyday business; daily operation (of a company).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “routine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 例行 | lì xíng | routine (task, procedure etc); as usual |
| 常规 (常規) | cháng guī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc) |
| 套路 | tào lù | sequence of movements in martial arts; routine |
| 日常工作 | rì cháng gōng zuò | routine |
| 定例 | dìng lì | usual practice; routine |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 常务.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 经常 (經常) | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “routine”.
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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