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Chinese symbol for “closely”

紧紧
jǐn jǐn
Traditional: 緊緊
closely; tightly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for closely is 紧紧 (jǐn jǐn), defined as: closely; tightly.

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

紧 jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
紧
紧 jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “closely”

WordPinyinMeaning
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
严严实实 (嚴嚴實實)yán yán shí shí(sealed) tightly; (wrapped) closely

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紧紧.

WordPinyinMeaning
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
紧急 (緊急)jǐn jíurgent; emergency
赶紧 (趕緊)gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay
紧密 (緊密)jǐn mìinseparably close
抓紧 (抓緊)zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to

See also: Japanese symbol for “closely”.

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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