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Chinese symbol for “miscellany”

杂集
zá jí
Traditional: 雜集
a miscellany; a potpourri

The closest CC-CEDICT match for miscellany is 杂集 (zá jí), defined as: a miscellany; a potpourri.

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

杂 zá
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
集 jí
to gather, to collect; set, collection
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “miscellany”

WordPinyinMeaning
杂记 (雜記)zá jìvarious notes or records; a miscellany

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杂集.

WordPinyinMeaning
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
杂交 (雜交)zá jiāoto hybridize; to crossbreed
杂种 (雜種)zá zhǒnghybrid; mixed breed
混杂 (混雜)hùn záto mix; to mingle
杂草 (雜草)zá cǎoweeds
集团 (集團)jí tuángroup; bloc
集中jí zhōngto concentrate; to centralize

See also: Japanese symbol for “miscellany”.

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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