Chinese symbol for “existing”
既有
jì yǒu
existing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for existing is 既有 (jì yǒu), defined as: existing.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “existing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 现 (現) | xiàn | to appear; present |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 既有.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 既定 | jì dìng | already fixed; set |
| 一如既往 | yī rú jì wǎng | (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always |
| 既得利益 | jì dé lì yì | vested interest |
| 既往 | jì wǎng | past; bygone |
| 没有 (沒有) | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 还有 (還有) | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
See also: Japanese symbol for “existing”.
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.