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Chinese symbol for “zealous”

热心
rè xīn
Traditional: 熱心
enthusiastic; ardent; zealous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for zealous is 热心 (rè xīn), defined as: enthusiastic; ardent; zealous.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “zealous”

WordPinyinMeaning
劻kuāngzealous
铁杆 (鐵桿)tiě gǎniron rod; zealous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热心.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried

See also: Japanese symbol for “zealous”.

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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