Chinese symbol for “thorough”
彻底
chè dǐ
Traditional: 徹底
thorough; thoroughly; complete
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thorough is 彻底 (chè dǐ), defined as: thorough; thoroughly; complete.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “thorough”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 彻 (徹) | chè | thorough; penetrating |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to |
| 周 | zhōu | to make a circuit; to circle |
| 透彻 (透徹) | tòu chè | penetrating; thorough; incisive |
| 深入 | shēn rù | to penetrate deeply; thorough |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 彻底.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贯彻 (貫徹) | guàn chè | to implement; to put into practice |
| 透彻 (透徹) | tòu chè | penetrating; thorough; incisive |
| 彻夜 (徹夜) | chè yè | the whole night |
| 彻头彻尾 (徹頭徹尾) | chè tóu chè wěi | lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing; through and through |
| 彻查 (徹查) | chè chá | to investigate thoroughly |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally; in the end |
| 年底 | nián dǐ | end of the year |
| 月底 | yuè dǐ | end of the month |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thorough”.
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.