Chinese symbol for “namely”
即
jí
namely; that is; i.e.; prompt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for namely is 即 (jí), defined as: namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “namely”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 即.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if; even though |
| 立即 | lì jí | immediately |
| 即将 (即將) | jí jiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 即可 | jí kě | equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth) |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if; even though |
| 随即 (隨即) | suí jí | immediately; presently |
See also: Japanese symbol for “namely”.
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.