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Chinese symbol for “centralized”

集中
jí zhōng
to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized

The closest CC-CEDICT match for centralized is 集中 (jí zhōng), defined as: to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together.

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

集 jí
to gather, to collect; set, collection
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes
中 zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 集中.

WordPinyinMeaning
集团 (集團)jí tuángroup; bloc
收集shōu jíto gather; to collect
集体 (集體)jí tǐcollective (decision); joint (effort)
集会 (集會)jí huìto gather; assembly
聚集jù jíto assemble; to gather
其中qí zhōngamong; in
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
中央zhōng yāngcentral; middle

See also: Japanese symbol for “centralized”.

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.