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Chinese symbol for “accumulate”

积累
jī lěi
Traditional: 積累
to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively

The closest CC-CEDICT match for accumulate is 积累 (jī lěi), defined as: to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively.

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

积 jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
累 lěi
tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “accumulate”

WordPinyinMeaning
累lěito accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4])
累积 (累積)lěi jīto accumulate
蕴 (蘊)yùnto accumulate; to hold in store
蓄积 (蓄積)xù jīto accumulate; to store up
积 (積)jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math.) product (the result of multiplication)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 积累.

WordPinyinMeaning
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
积分 (積分)jī fēnintegral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc)
累积 (累積)lěi jīto accumulate
体积 (體積)tǐ jīvolume (amount of space an object occupies)
累计 (累計)lěi jìto calculate the running total; cumulative
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
连累 (連累)lián leito implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4]

See also: Japanese symbol for “accumulate”.

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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