Chinese symbol for “intent”
意图
yì tú
Traditional: 意圖
intent; intention; to intend
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intent is 意图 (yì tú), defined as: intent; intention; to intend.
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 “intent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意旨 | yì zhǐ | intent; intention |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 意向 | yì xiàng | intention; purpose |
| 旨意 | zhǐ yì | decree; order; will; intent |
| 旨趣 | zhǐ qù | (literary) purport; objective; intent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 意图.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense; meaning |
| 愿意 (願意) | yuàn yì | to wish; to want |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 地图 (地圖) | dì tú | map; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “intent”.
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.