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Chinese symbol for “bookkeeping”

簿记
bù jì
Traditional: 簿記
bookkeeping

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bookkeeping is 簿记 (bù jì), defined as: bookkeeping.

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

簿 bù
register, notebook, account book
radical 118 ⽵ · 19 strokes
记 jì
mark, sign; to note, to record
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 簿记.

WordPinyinMeaning
相簿xiàng bùphoto album
电话簿 (電話簿)diàn huà bùtelephone directory
账簿 (賬簿)zhàng bùaccount book; ledger
户口簿 (戶口簿)hù kǒu bùhousehold register
对簿公堂 (對簿公堂)duì bù gōng tángpublic courtroom accusation (idiom); legal confrontation
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
记得 (記得)jì deto remember

See also: Japanese symbol for “bookkeeping”.

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.