Chinese symbol for “lineage”
世系
shì xì
lineage; genealogy; family tree
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lineage is 世系 (shì xì), defined as: lineage; genealogy; family tree.
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
Other Chinese words for “lineage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谱系 (譜系) | pǔ xì | (lit. and fig.) genealogy; lineage; spectrum (esp. in autism terminology) |
| 门 (門) | mén | gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure |
| 血统 (血統) | xuè tǒng | blood relationship; lineage |
| 族谱 (族譜) | zú pǔ | genealogical record; family history |
| 祖系 | zǔ xì | ancestry; lineage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 世系.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 世纪 (世紀) | shì jì | century |
| 全世界 | quán shì jiè | worldwide; entire world |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away; to die |
| 世上 | shì shàng | on earth |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away; to die |
| 关系 (關係) | guān xi | relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lineage”.
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.