Chinese symbol for “implement”
执行
zhí xíng
Traditional: 執行
to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
The closest CC-CEDICT match for implement is 执行 (zhí xíng), defined as: to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “implement”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 实行 (實行) | shí xíng | to implement; to carry out |
| 贯彻 (貫徹) | guàn chè | to implement; to put into practice |
| 推行 | tuī xíng | to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc) |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 执行.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 执政 (執政) | zhí zhèng | to hold power; in office |
| 执法 (執法) | zhí fǎ | to enforce a law; law enforcement |
| 执照 (執照) | zhí zhào | license; permit |
| 争执 (爭執) | zhēng zhí | to dispute; to disagree |
| 执导 (執導) | zhí dǎo | to direct (a film, play etc) |
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 行为 (行為) | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “implement”.
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.