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Chinese symbol for “improvisation”

即兴
jí xìng
Traditional: 即興
improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous

The closest CC-CEDICT match for improvisation is 即兴 (jí xìng), defined as: improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous.

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

即 jí
promptly, quickly, immediately
radical 26 ⼙ · 7 strokes
兴 xìng
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “improvisation”

WordPinyinMeaning
机变 (機變)jī biànimprovisation; flexible
即兴之作 (即興之作)jí xìng zhī zuòimprovisation
即兴发挥 (即興發揮)jí xìng fā huīimprovisation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 即兴.

WordPinyinMeaning
即使jí shǐeven if; even though
立即lì jíimmediately
即将 (即將)jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon
即可jí kěequivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth)
即便jí biàneven if; even though
随即 (隨即)suí jíimmediately; presently
兴趣 (興趣)xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
高兴 (高興)gāo xìnghappy; glad

See also: Japanese symbol for “improvisation”.

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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