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Chinese symbol for “elevate”

提升
tí shēng
to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elevate is 提升 (tí shēng), defined as: to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve.

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

提 tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
升 shēng
to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
radical 24 ⼗ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “elevate”

WordPinyinMeaning
升shēngto ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate
超拔chāo báoutstanding; to fast-track

Related words

Other words that share a character with 提升.

WordPinyinMeaning
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose
提高tí gāoto raise; to increase
提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to
提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject)
升级 (升級)shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
上升shàng shēngto rise; to go up
直升机 (直升機)zhí shēng jīhelicopter; measure word: 架 (jià)

See also: Japanese symbol for “elevate”.

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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