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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.

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

即 jí
promptly, quickly, immediately
radical 26 ⼙ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “namely”

WordPinyinMeaning
亦即yì jínamely; that is
即由jí yóunamely

Related words

Other words that share a character with 即.

WordPinyinMeaning
即使jí shǐeven if; even though
立即lì jíimmediately
即将 (即將)jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon
即可jí kěequivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth)
即便jí biàneven if; even though
随即 (隨即)suí jíimmediately; 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.

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