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Chinese symbol for “collectivism”

集体主义
jí tǐ zhǔ yì
Traditional: 集體主義
collectivism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for collectivism is 集体主义 (jí tǐ zhǔ yì), defined as: collectivism.

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
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “collectivism”

WordPinyinMeaning
团队精神 (團隊精神)tuán duì jīng shéngroup mentality; collectivism

Related words

Other words that share a character with 集体主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
集团 (集團)jí tuángroup; bloc
集中jí zhōngto concentrate; to centralize
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
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “collectivism”.

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.