Chinese symbol for “essay”
随笔
suí bǐ
Traditional: 隨筆
essay
The closest CC-CEDICT match for essay is 随笔 (suí bǐ), defined as: essay.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “essay”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杂文 (雜文) | zá wén | essay |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 小品 | xiǎo pǐn | short, simple literary or artistic creation; essay |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 随笔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 随着 (隨著) | suí zhe | along with; in the wake of |
| 随后 (隨後) | suí hòu | afterward; later; subsequently; following that |
| 随时 (隨時) | suí shí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary |
| 随便 (隨便) | suí biàn | as one wishes; as one pleases |
| 随意 (隨意) | suí yì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes |
| 随即 (隨即) | suí jí | immediately; presently |
| 笔者 (筆者) | bǐ zhě | the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself) |
| 笔记 (筆記) | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “essay”.
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.