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Chinese symbol for “stillness”

沉寂
chén jì
silence; stillness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stillness is 沉寂 (chén jì), defined as: silence; stillness.

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

沉 chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
寂 jì
still, silent, quiet, desolate
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沉寂.

WordPinyinMeaning
沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative
沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard
沉淀 (沈澱)chén diànvariant of 沉淀 (chén diàn)
沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate
沉睡chén shuìto be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered
寂寞jì mòlonely; lonesome
寂静 (寂靜)jì jìngquiet
孤寂gū jìlonesome; desolate

See also: Japanese symbol for “stillness”.

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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