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Chinese symbol for “stance”

站姿
zhàn zī
stance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stance is 站姿 (zhàn zī), defined as: stance.

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

站 zhàn
stand, station; to halt, to stand; website; measure word for stands an
radical 117 ⽴ · 10 strokes
姿 zī
grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stance”

WordPinyinMeaning
姿态 (姿態)zī tàiattitude; posture
口径 (口徑)kǒu jìngbore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line

Related words

Other words that share a character with 站姿.

WordPinyinMeaning
网站 (網站)wǎng zhànwebsite
车站 (車站)chē zhànrail station; bus stop
火车站 (火車站)huǒ chē zhàntrain station
站台 (站臺)zhàn táiplatform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly endorse or campaign for (a candidate)
地铁站 (地鐵站)dì tiě zhànsubway station
站点 (站點)zhàn diǎna place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc); (Interne
姿势 (姿勢)zī shìposture; position
姿态 (姿態)zī tàiattitude; posture

See also: Japanese symbol for “stance”.

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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