King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “cumulative”

积累
jī lěi
Traditional: 積累
to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cumulative is 积累 (jī lěi), defined as: to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively.

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

积 jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
累 lěi
tired; to accumulate; to involve; bother, nuisance
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cumulative”

WordPinyinMeaning
累计 (累計)lěi jìto calculate the running total; cumulative
积累性 (積累性)jī lěi xìngcumulative

Related words

Other words that share a character with 积累.

WordPinyinMeaning
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
积极 (積極)jī jíactive; energetic
积分 (積分)jī fēnintegral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc)
累积 (累積)lěi jīto accumulate
体积 (體積)tǐ jīvolume (amount of space an object occupies)
累计 (累計)lěi jìto calculate the running total; cumulative
拖累tuō lěito encumber; to be a burden on
连累 (連累)lián leito implicate; to get (sb) into trouble; also pr. [lian2lei3] or [lian2lei4]

See also: Japanese symbol for “cumulative”.

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.

Last posts

  1. Shinai Maintenance and Essential Tools for Bamboo Care
  2. Best Shinai for Kendo Beginners Choosing Your First Sword
  3. Choosing the Best Bokken for Kendo Kata
  4. Using a Tsuba on Your Bokken for Partner Practice
  5. How Much Should You Spend on a Wooden Practice Sword
  6. How Long Should a Bokken Be for Your Height
  7. Red Oak vs White Oak for Bokken Which Wood Wins
  8. Best Bokken for Beginners: Choosing Your First Training Sword
  9. Best Escrima Sticks for Students Choosing Your First Pair
  10. Essential Accessories for Your First Pair of Escrima Sticks