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Chinese symbol for “active”

积极
jī jí
Traditional: 積極
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for active is 积极 (jī jí), defined as: active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive.

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
极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “active”

WordPinyinMeaning
活跃 (活躍)huó yuèactive; lively
好动 (好動)hào dòngactive; restless
主动 (主動)zhǔ dòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
活泼 (活潑)huó polively; vivacious
活性huó xìng(chemistry) activity; active

Related words

Other words that share a character with 积极.

WordPinyinMeaning
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
积累 (積累)jī lěito accumulate; accumulation
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)
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
极大 (極大)jí dàenormous; great; (math.) maximum

See also: Japanese symbol for “active”.

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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