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Chinese symbol for “byte”

字节
zì jié
Traditional: 字節
(computing) byte; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for byte is 字节 (zì jié), defined as: (computing) byte; 个 (gè).

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

字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “byte”

WordPinyinMeaning
位元组 (位元組)wèi yuán zǔ(Tw) byte (computing)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 字节.

WordPinyinMeaning
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
文字wén zìcharacter; script
字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè)
字幕zì mùsubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
汉字 (漢字)hàn zìChinese character(s)
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars

See also: Japanese symbol for “byte”.

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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