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Chinese symbol for “ecosystem”

生态系统
shēng tài xì tǒng
Traditional: 生態系統
ecosystem

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ecosystem is 生态系统 (shēng tài xì tǒng), defined as: ecosystem.

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

生 shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
radical 100 ⽣ · 5 strokes
态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
系 xì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ecosystem”

WordPinyinMeaning
生态环境 (生態環境)shēng tài huán jìngecosystem; natural environment
生态系 (生態系)shēng tài xì(Tw) ecosystem

Related words

Other words that share a character with 生态系统.

WordPinyinMeaning
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
生活shēng huóto live; life
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
生产 (生產)shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
产生 (產生)chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ecosystem”.

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.