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Chinese symbol for “compact”

紧凑
jǐn còu
Traditional: 緊湊
compact; terse; tight (schedule)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for compact is 紧凑 (jǐn còu), defined as: compact; terse; tight (schedule).

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
凑 còu
to piece together, to assemble
radical 15 ⼎ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “compact”

WordPinyinMeaning
微缩 (微縮)wēi suōcompact; micro-
致密 (緻密)zhì mìfine; dense; compact
小巧xiǎo qiǎosmall and exquisite; delicate
密致 (密緻)mì zhìcompact; dense; close-spaced
压实 (壓實)yā shíto compress; to compact

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紧凑.

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
紧紧 (緊緊)jǐn jǐnclosely; tightly
凑合 (湊合)còu heto bring together; to make do in a bad situation
拼凑 (拼湊)pīn còuto assemble; to put together

See also: Japanese symbol for “compact”.

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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