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Chinese symbol for “entirety”

整体
zhěng tǐ
Traditional: 整體
whole; entirety; overall; whole; general; on the whole; overall

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entirety is 整体 (zhěng tǐ), defined as: whole; entirety; overall; whole; general; on the whole; overall.

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

整 zhěng
neat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend
radical 66 ⽁ · 16 strokes
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 整体.

WordPinyinMeaning
整个 (整個)zhěng gèwhole; entire
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
完整wán zhěngcomplete; intact
整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up
整合zhěng héto conform; to integrate
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
体育 (體育)tǐ yùsports; physical education

See also: Japanese symbol for “entirety”.

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.