Chinese symbol for “approximate”
近似
jìn sì
to approximate; to be similar
The closest CC-CEDICT match for approximate is 近似 (jìn sì), defined as: to approximate; to be similar.
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
Other Chinese words for “approximate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 约略 (約略) | yuē lüè | approximate; rough |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly; probably |
| 概 | gài | (bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 近似.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 近期 | jìn qī | near in time; in the near future |
| 近日 | jìn rì | (in) the past few days; recently |
| 近年来 (近年來) | jìn nián lái | for the past few years |
| 类似 (類似) | lèi sì | similar; analogous |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems; seemingly; as if |
See also: Japanese symbol for “approximate”.
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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