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Chinese symbol for “congenial”

投机
tóu jī
Traditional: 投機
congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for congenial is 投机 (tóu jī), defined as: congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer.

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

投 tóu
to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “congenial”

WordPinyinMeaning
对心 (對心)duì xīncongenial; to one's liking
意气相投 (意氣相投)yì qì xiāng tóucongenial
相投xiāng tóuto share common interests or views; to get along well; congenial
契合qì héagreement; to agree
合意hé yìto suit one's taste; suitable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 投机.

WordPinyinMeaning
投资 (投資)tóu zīinvestment; to invest
投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into
投票tóu piàoto vote; to cast a vote
投诉 (投訴)tóu sùto lodge a complaint
投资者 (投資者)tóu zī zhěinvestor
投降tóu xiángto surrender
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance

See also: Japanese symbol for “congenial”.

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.