Chinese symbol for “institution”
机构
jī gòu
Traditional: 機構
mechanism; structure; organization; agency
The closest CC-CEDICT match for institution is 机构 (jī gòu), defined as: mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution; measure word: 所 (suǒ).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “institution”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 典章 | diǎn zhāng | institution; institutional |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution |
| 机关 (機關) | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 机构.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 机关 (機關) | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated |
| 飞机 (飛機) | fēi jī | airplane; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 机场 (機場) | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
| 构成 (構成) | gòu chéng | to constitute; to form |
| 构造 (構造) | gòu zào | structure; composition |
See also: Japanese symbol for “institution”.
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.