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Chinese symbol for “engaged”

在线
zài xiàn
Traditional: 在線
online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level

The closest CC-CEDICT match for engaged is 在线 (zài xiàn), defined as: online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level.

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

在 zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “engaged”

WordPinyinMeaning
受聘shòu pìnhired (for employment); invited (e.g. to lecture)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 在线.

WordPinyinMeaning
现在 (現在)xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
存在cún zàito exist; to be
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
在于 (在於)zài yúto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)
实在 (實在)shí zàireally; actually
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
线路 (線路)xiàn lù(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
线上 (線上)xiàn shàngonline

See also: Japanese symbol for “engaged”.

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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