Chinese symbol for “shrewd”
精明
jīng míng
astute; shrewd; smart
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shrewd is 精明 (jīng míng), defined as: astute; shrewd; smart.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “shrewd”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雕 | diāo | to carve; to engrave |
| 厉害 (厲害) | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a pers |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble; quick |
| 城府 | chéng fǔ | subtle; shrewd |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 精明.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit; mind |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful; marvelous |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy (physical or mental) |
| 精确 (精確) | jīng què | accurate; precise |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream; elite |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shrewd”.
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.