Chinese symbol for “mail”
邮件
yóu jiàn
Traditional: 郵件
mail; post; email
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mail is 邮件 (yóu jiàn), defined as: mail; post; email.
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 “mail”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邮寄 (郵寄) | yóu jì | to mail; to send by post |
| 寄出 | jì chū | to mail; to send by post |
| 邮递 (郵遞) | yóu dì | to mail; to deliver (through the post) |
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail |
| 邮 (郵) | yóu | post (office); mail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 邮件.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邮政 (郵政) | yóu zhèng | postal service; postal |
| 电子邮件 (電子郵件) | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | email; measure word: 封 (fēng), 份 (fèn) |
| 邮局 (郵局) | yóu jú | post office; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 邮票 (郵票) | yóu piào | (postage) stamp; measure word: 枚 (méi), 张 (zhāng) |
| 邮箱 (郵箱) | yóu xiāng | mailbox; post office box |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mail”.
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.