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Chinese symbol for “graduation”

毕业
bì yè
Traditional: 畢業
graduation; to graduate; to finish school

The closest CC-CEDICT match for graduation is 毕业 (bì yè), defined as: graduation; to graduate; to finish school.

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

毕 bì
to finish, to conclude, to end; completed
radical 81 ⽐ · 6 strokes
业 yè
business, profession; to study, to work
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “graduation”

WordPinyinMeaning
分度fēn dùgraduation (of a measuring instrument)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 毕业.

WordPinyinMeaning
毕竟 (畢竟)bì jìngafter all; all in all
毕业生 (畢業生)bì yè shēnggraduate
完毕 (完畢)wán bìto finish; to end
毕生 (畢生)bì shēngone's whole life; throughout one's life
毕业典礼 (畢業典禮)bì yè diǎn lǐgraduation ceremony; commencement exercises
企业 (企業)qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
专业 (專業)zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field
工业 (工業)gōng yèindustry

See also: Japanese symbol for “graduation”.

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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