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Chinese symbol for “incentives”

激励机制
jī lì jī zhì
Traditional: 激勵機制
incentive mechanism; incentives

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incentives is 激励机制 (jī lì jī zhì), defined as: incentive mechanism; incentives.

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

激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
励 lì
to encourage; to strive
radical 19 ⼒ · 7 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 激励机制.

WordPinyinMeaning
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
激动 (激動)jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
激发 (激發)jī fāto arouse; to stimulate
激励 (激勵)jī lìto encourage; to urge
激情jī qíngpassion; fervor
鼓励 (鼓勵)gǔ lìto encourage
奖励 (獎勵)jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
控制kòng zhìto control

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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