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Chinese symbol for “decimal”

十进制
shí jìn zhì
Traditional: 十進制
decimal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decimal is 十进制 (shí jìn zhì), defined as: decimal.

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

十 shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
radical 24 ⼗ · 2 strokes
进 jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “decimal”

WordPinyinMeaning
十进 (十進)shí jìndecimal; calculations to base 10

Related words

Other words that share a character with 十进制.

WordPinyinMeaning
十分shí fēnvery; completely
十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
十九shí jiǔnineteen; 19
十二shí èrtwelve; 12
二十èr shítwenty; 20
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
控制kòng zhìto control

See also: Japanese symbol for “decimal”.

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.