Chinese symbol for “ultimately”
归根结蒂
guī gēn jié dì
Traditional: 歸根結蒂
ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ultimately is 归根结蒂 (guī gēn jié dì), defined as: ultimately; in the final analysis; after all; when all is said and done.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ultimately”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 终归 (終歸) | zhōng guī | in the end; ultimately; after all |
| 归根结底 (歸根結底) | guī gēn jié dǐ | in the final analysis; ultimately |
| 归根到底 (歸根到底) | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all; in the final analysis |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 归根结蒂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回归 (回歸) | huí guī | to return to; to retreat |
| 归属 (歸屬) | guī shǔ | to belong to; to be affiliated to |
| 归来 (歸來) | guī lái | to return; to come back |
| 归还 (歸還) | guī huán | to return sth; to revert |
| 归纳 (歸納) | guī nà | to sum up; to summarize |
| 归于 (歸於) | guī yú | to belong to; affiliated to |
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 根深蒂固 | gēn shēn dì gù | deep-rooted (problem etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ultimately”.
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.