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Chinese symbol for “handwriting”

笔迹
bǐ jì
Traditional: 筆跡
handwriting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for handwriting is 笔迹 (bǐ jì), defined as: handwriting.

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

笔 bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
radical 118 ⽵ · 10 strokes
迹 jì
trace, sign, mark, footprint
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “handwriting”

WordPinyinMeaning
字迹 (字跡)zì jìhandwriting
书法 (書法)shū fǎcalligraphy; handwriting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 笔迹.

WordPinyinMeaning
笔者 (筆者)bǐ zhěthe author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)
笔记 (筆記)bǐ jìto take down (in writing); notes
笔记本 (筆記本)bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本 (běn)); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 笔记本电脑 (bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo))
笔下 (筆下)bǐ xiàthe wording and purport of what one writes
铅笔 (鉛筆)qiān bǐ(lead) pencil; measure word: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī), 杆 (gǎn)
笔名 (筆名)bǐ míngpen name; pseudonym
奇迹 (奇跡)qí jìvariant of 奇迹 (qí jì)
痕迹 (痕跡)hén jìvestige; mark

See also: Japanese symbol for “handwriting”.

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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