Chinese symbol for “scrupulous”
恪
kè
respectful; scrupulous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scrupulous is 恪 (kè), defined as: respectful; scrupulous.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “scrupulous”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恪守 | kè shǒu | to scrupulously abide by |
| 恪慎 | kè shèn | careful; reverently |
| 恪遵 | kè zūn | to scrupulously observe (rules, traditions etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scrupulous”.
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.