Chinese symbol for “joint”
节
jié
Traditional: 節
joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival
The closest CC-CEDICT match for joint is 节 (jié), defined as: joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity.
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 “joint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关节 (關節) | guān jié | joint (physiology); key point |
| 结点 (結點) | jié diǎn | joint; node |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 集体 (集體) | jí tǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort) |
| 骨节 (骨節) | gǔ jié | joint (of the skeleton) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 节.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 情节 (情節) | qíng jié | circumstances; plot; storyline |
| 环节 (環節) | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy) |
| 节日 (節日) | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “joint”.
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.