Chinese symbol for “steadfast”
笃志
dǔ zhì
Traditional: 篤志
steadfast; with single-minded devotion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for steadfast is 笃志 (dǔ zhì), defined as: steadfast; with single-minded devotion.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “steadfast”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踏实 (踏實) | tā shi | firmly-based; steady |
| 坚贞不屈 (堅貞不屈) | jiān zhēn bù qū | faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast |
| 坚强不屈 (堅強不屈) | jiān qiáng bù qū | staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast |
| 踏踏实实 (踏踏實實) | tā tā shí shí | steady; steadfast |
| 刚毅 (剛毅) | gāng yì | resolute; steadfast |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笃志.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笃信 (篤信) | dǔ xìn | to sincerely believe |
| 笃定 (篤定) | dǔ dìng | certain; confident (of some outcome) |
| 笃行 (篤行) | dǔ xíng | to carry out (obligation) conscientiously; to behave sincerely |
| 笃实 (篤實) | dǔ shí | loyal; sincere |
| 笃学 (篤學) | dǔ xué | studious; diligent in study |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 杂志 (雜誌) | zá zhì | magazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī) |
| 标志 (標誌) | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
See also: Japanese symbol for “steadfast”.
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.