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Chinese symbol for “encryption”

加密
jiā mì
to encrypt; encryption; to protect with a password

The closest CC-CEDICT match for encryption is 加密 (jiā mì), defined as: to encrypt; encryption; to protect with a password.

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Characters and stroke order

加 jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
radical 19 ⼒ · 5 strokes
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 加密.

WordPinyinMeaning
参加 (參加)cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase
加入jiā rùto become a member; to join
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else); even more
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN

See also: Japanese symbol for “encryption”.

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.