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Chinese symbol for “tendency”

走势
zǒu shì
Traditional: 走勢
tendency; trend; path

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tendency is 走势 (zǒu shì), defined as: tendency; trend; path.

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

走 zǒu
to walk, to run, to flee
radical 156 ⾛ · 7 strokes
势 shì
power, force; tendency, attitude
radical 19 ⼒ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tendency”

WordPinyinMeaning
趋势 (趨勢)qū shìtrend; tendency
倾向性 (傾向性)qīng xiàng xìngtendency; inclination
动向 (動向)dòng xiàngtrend; tendency
倾向 (傾向)qīng xiàngtrend; tendency
势 (勢)shìpower; influence

Related words

Other words that share a character with 走势.

WordPinyinMeaning
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
走出zǒu chūto leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
走进 (走進)zǒu jìnto enter; to step into
带走 (帶走)dài zǒuto carry; to take away
走过 (走過)zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by
走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
优势 (優勢)yōu shìsuperiority; dominance
势力 (勢力)shì lipower; influence

See also: Japanese symbol for “tendency”.

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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