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Chinese symbol for “connect”

系
xì
Traditional: 係
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind

The closest CC-CEDICT match for connect is 系 (xì), defined as: to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary).

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

系 xì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “connect”

WordPinyinMeaning
接上jiē shàngto connect (a cable etc); to hook up (a device)
接通jiē tōngto connect; to put through
连通 (連通)lián tōngto connect; to communicate
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect

Related words

Other words that share a character with 系.

WordPinyinMeaning
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
系列xì lièseries; set
联系 (聯係)lián xìvariant of 联系 (lián xì)

See also: Japanese symbol for “connect”.

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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