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Chinese symbol for “wisdom”

智慧
zhì huì
wisdom; intelligence

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wisdom is 智慧 (zhì huì), defined as: wisdom; intelligence.

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

智 zhì
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
radical 72 ⽇ · 12 strokes
慧 huì
bright, intelligent; intelligence
radical 61 ⼼ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “wisdom”

WordPinyinMeaning
神智shén zhìmind; wisdom
般若bō rě(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom
𬣞 (詝)zhǔwisdom

Related words

Other words that share a character with 智慧.

WordPinyinMeaning
智能zhì néngintelligent; able
理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect
智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect
智库 (智庫)zhì kùthink tank; intellectual resource
明智míng zhìsensible; wise
聪慧 (聰慧)cōng huìbright; intelligent
慧眼huì yǎnan all-seeing mind; mental perception
人工智慧rén gōng zhì huì(Tw) artificial intelligence

See also: Japanese symbol for “wisdom”.

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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