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Chinese symbol for “willfully”

纵意
zòng yì
Traditional: 縱意
willfully; wantonly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for willfully is 纵意 (zòng yì), defined as: willfully; wantonly.

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

纵 zòng
to indulge in, to give free reign to
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “willfully”

WordPinyinMeaning
肆意sì yìwantonly; recklessly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纵意.

WordPinyinMeaning
操纵 (操縱)cāo zòngto operate; to control
纵然 (縱然)zòng ráneven if; even though
纵横 (縱橫)zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth
纵火 (縱火)zòng huǒto set on fire; to commit arson
放纵 (放縱)fàng zòngto indulge; to pamper
纵容 (縱容)zòng róngto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “willfully”.

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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