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Chinese symbol for “eocene”

始新纪
shǐ xīn jì
Traditional: 始新紀
Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for eocene is 始新纪 (shǐ xīn jì), defined as: Eocene (geological epoch from 55m-34m years ago).

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

始 shǐ
to begin, to start; beginning
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes
新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes
纪 jì
discipline, age; period, era; record, annal
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 始新纪.

WordPinyinMeaning
开始 (開始)kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start
始终 (始終)shǐ zhōngfrom beginning to end; all along
原始yuán shǐfirst; original
创始人 (創始人)chuàng shǐ réncreator; founder; initiator
始建shǐ jiànto start building
创始 (創始)chuàng shǐto initiate; to found
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
世纪 (世紀)shì jìcentury

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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