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Chinese symbol for “thoughtfully”

若有所思
ruò yǒu suǒ sī
(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thoughtfully is 若有所思 (ruò yǒu suǒ sī), defined as: (idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully.

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

若 ruò
if, supposing, assuming; similar
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes
思 sī
to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 若有所思.

WordPinyinMeaning
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case
假若jiǎ ruòif; supposing
若非ruò fēiwere it not for; if not for
若无其事 (若無其事)ruò wú qí shì(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
般若bō rě(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
意思yì siidea; opinion

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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