Chinese symbol for “event”
事件
shì jiàn
incident; event
The closest CC-CEDICT match for event is 事件 (shì jiàn), defined as: incident; event.
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
Other Chinese words for “event”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 项目 (項目) | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 小项 (小項) | xiǎo xiàng | small item; event (of program) |
| 埋点 (埋點) | mái diǎn | (web analytics) event tracking; event |
| 顶目 (頂目) | dǐng mù | item; event |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 事件.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 军事 (軍事) | jūn shì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
| 软件 (軟件) | ruǎn jiàn | software |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case; instance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “event”.
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.