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Chinese symbol for “whichever”

任何
rèn hé
any; whatever; whichever

The closest CC-CEDICT match for whichever is 任何 (rèn hé), defined as: any; whatever; whichever.

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

任 rèn
to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
何 hé
what, why, where, which, how
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 任何.

WordPinyinMeaning
任务 (任務)rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng)
责任 (責任)zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability
主任zhǔ rèndirector; head
担任 (擔任)dān rènto hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of
信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in
如何rú héhow; what way
为何 (為何)wèi héwhy
何时 (何時)hé shíwhen

See also: Japanese symbol for “whichever”.

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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