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Chinese symbol for “log”

日志
rì zhì
Traditional: 日誌
journal; log (computing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for log is 日志 (rì zhì), defined as: journal; log (computing).

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

日 rì
sun; day; daytime
radical 72 ⽇ · 4 strokes
志 zhì
determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “log”

WordPinyinMeaning
集材jí cái(forestry) to log; to skid; to yard
圆形木材 (圓形木材)yuán xíng mù cáilog

Related words

Other words that share a character with 日志.

WordPinyinMeaning
今日jīn rìtoday
日子rì ziday; a (calendar) date
日常rì chángday-to-day; daily; everyday
日报 (日報)rì bàodaily newspaper
每日měi rìdaily; (soup etc) of the day
日期rì qīdate
同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “log”.

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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