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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.

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

笃 dǔ
deep, serious; genuine, sincere, true
radical 118 ⽵ · 9 strokes
志 zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “steadfast”

WordPinyinMeaning
踏实 (踏實)tā shifirmly-based; steady
坚贞不屈 (堅貞不屈)jiān zhēn bù qūfaithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
坚强不屈 (堅強不屈)jiān qiáng bù qūstaunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
踏踏实实 (踏踏實實)tā tā shí shísteady; steadfast
刚毅 (剛毅)gāng yìresolute; steadfast

Related words

Other words that share a character with 笃志.

WordPinyinMeaning
笃信 (篤信)dǔ xìnto sincerely believe
笃定 (篤定)dǔ dìngcertain; confident (of some outcome)
笃行 (篤行)dǔ xíngto carry out (obligation) conscientiously; to behave sincerely
笃实 (篤實)dǔ shíloyal; sincere
笃学 (篤學)dǔ xuéstudious; diligent in study
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; 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.

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