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Chinese symbol for “static”

静态
jìng tài
Traditional: 靜態
static; sedate; quiet; passive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for static is 静态 (jìng tài), defined as: static; sedate; quiet; passive; (physics) static; steady-state.

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

静 jìng
still, quiet, motionless, gentle
radical 174 ⾭ · 14 strokes
态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “static”

WordPinyinMeaning
噪音zào yīnrumble; noise
静止 (靜止)jìng zhǐstill; immobile
天电 (天電)tiān diànatmospherics; static

Related words

Other words that share a character with 静态.

WordPinyinMeaning
安静 (安靜)ān jìngquiet; peaceful
冷静 (冷靜)lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
平静 (平靜)píng jìngcalm; tranquil; serene
宁静 (寧靜)níng jìngtranquil; tranquility
静止 (靜止)jìng zhǐstill; immobile
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing
生态 (生態)shēng tàiecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environm

See also: Japanese symbol for “static”.

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.