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Chinese symbol for “junior”

初级
chū jí
Traditional: 初級
junior; primary

The closest CC-CEDICT match for junior is 初级 (chū jí), defined as: junior; primary.

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

初 chū
beginning, initial, primary
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
级 jí
level, rank; class, grade
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “junior”

WordPinyinMeaning
年少nián shàoyoung; junior
资浅 (資淺)zī qiǎninexperienced; junior (employee etc)
佐贰 (佐貳)zuǒ èrdeputy; junior

Related words

Other words that share a character with 初级.

WordPinyinMeaning
当初 (當初)dāng chūat that time; originally
初期chū qīinitial stage; beginning period
最初zuì chūfirst; primary
年初nián chūbeginning of the year
初步chū bùinitial; preliminary
初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学 (chū jí zhōng xué))
高级 (高級)gāo jíhigh level; high grade
超级 (超級)chāo jísuper-; ultra-

See also: Japanese symbol for “junior”.

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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