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Chinese symbol for “sensible”

明智
míng zhì
sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sensible is 明智 (míng zhì), defined as: sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious.

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

明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
智 zhì
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sensible”

WordPinyinMeaning
合理hé lǐrational; reasonable; sensible; fair
明理míng lǐsensible; reasonable
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
正当 (正當)zhèng dànghonest; reasonable
通情达理 (通情達理)tōng qíng dá lǐ(idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason

Related words

Other words that share a character with 明智.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
明显 (明顯)míng xiǎnclear; distinct
明天míng tiāntomorrow
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence
智能zhì néngintelligent; able

See also: Japanese symbol for “sensible”.

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.