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Chinese symbol for “idea”

意见
yì jiàn
Traditional: 意見
idea; opinion; suggestion; objection

The closest CC-CEDICT match for idea is 意见 (yì jiàn), defined as: idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; 点 (diǎn),条 (tiáo).

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

意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
见 jiàn
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
radical 147 ⾒ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “idea”

WordPinyinMeaning
意思yì siidea; opinion
意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind
理念lǐ niànidea; concept
意念yì niànidea; thought
念头 (念頭)niàn touthought; idea; intention

Related words

Other words that share a character with 意见.

WordPinyinMeaning
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意思yì siidea; opinion
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning
愿意 (願意)yuàn yìto wish; to want
同意tóng yìto agree; to consent
看见 (看見)kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
见到 (見到)jiàn dàoto see
可见 (可見)kě jiànit can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear

See also: Japanese symbol for “idea”.

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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