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Chinese symbol for “guidelines”

机宜
jī yí
Traditional: 機宜
guidelines; what to do (under given circumstances)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for guidelines is 机宜 (jī yí), defined as: guidelines; what to do (under given circumstances).

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

机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
宜 yí
fitting, proper, right; what one should do
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “guidelines”

WordPinyinMeaning
方针 (方針)fāng zhēnpolicy; guidelines
指引zhǐ yǐnto guide; to show

Related words

Other words that share a character with 机宜.

WordPinyinMeaning
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
机关 (機關)jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated
飞机 (飛機)fēi jīairplane; measure word: 架 (jià)
机场 (機場)jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
便宜biàn yíconvenient
适宜 (適宜)shì yísuitable; appropriate

See also: Japanese symbol for “guidelines”.

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.