Chinese symbol for “discipline”
纪律
jì lǜ
Traditional: 紀律
discipline
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discipline is 纪律 (jì lǜ), defined as: discipline.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “discipline”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惩戒 (懲戒) | chéng jiè | to discipline; reprimand |
| 管教 | guǎn jiào | to discipline; to teach |
| 术 (術) | shù | (bound form) art; skill; discipline; (bound form) method; technique; strategy |
| 处 (處) | chǔ | to reside; to live |
| 规律 (規律) | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纪律.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世纪 (世紀) | shì jì | century |
| 纪念 (紀念) | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir |
| 纪录 (紀錄) | jì lù | variant of 记录 (jì lù); (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferr |
| 年纪 (年紀) | nián jì | age; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 个 (gè) |
| 纪录片 (紀錄片) | jì lù piàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
| 规律 (規律) | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
| 律师 (律師) | lǜ shī | lawyer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discipline”.
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.