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Chinese symbol for “indication”

迹象
jì xiàng
Traditional: 跡象
sign; indication; mark; indicator

The closest CC-CEDICT match for indication is 迹象 (jì xiàng), defined as: sign; indication; mark; indicator.

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

迹 jì
trace, sign, mark, footprint
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes
象 xiàng
elephant; ivory; figure, image
radical 152 ⾗ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “indication”

WordPinyinMeaning
影子yǐng zishadow; reflection
点子 (點子)diǎn zispot; point
征候 (徵候)zhēng hòusign; indication; symptom
端倪duān níboundary; clue
指征 (指徵)zhǐ zhēng(medicine) indicator; indication

Related words

Other words that share a character with 迹象.

WordPinyinMeaning
奇迹 (奇跡)qí jìvariant of 奇迹 (qí jì)
痕迹 (痕跡)hén jìvestige; mark
遗迹 (遺跡)yí jìtrace; vestige
事迹 (事蹟)shì jìnotable deeds; exploits
现象 (現象)xiàn xiàngphenomenon; 个 (gè),种 (zhǒng)
对象 (對象)duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
形象xíng xiàngimage; form
想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination

See also: Japanese symbol for “indication”.

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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