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Chinese symbol for “notebook”

记事本
jì shì běn
Traditional: 記事本
notebook; paper notepad; laptop computer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for notebook is 记事本 (jì shì běn), defined as: notebook; paper notepad; laptop computer.

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

记 jì
mark, sign; to note, to record
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
事 shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
radical 6 ⼅ · 8 strokes
本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “notebook”

WordPinyinMeaning
笔电 (筆電)bǐ diànnotebook (computer); 台 (tái),部 (bù)
簿子bù zinotebook; book
手帐 (手帳)shǒu zhàngnotebook; pocket diary
本子běn zibook; notebook
笔记型电脑 (筆記型電腦)bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎonotebook (computer)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 记事本.

WordPinyinMeaning
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
记得 (記得)jì deto remember
书记 (書記)shū jisecretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe
忘记 (忘記)wàng jìto forget
记忆 (記憶)jì yìto remember; to recall; memory
事件shì jiànincident; event
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic

See also: Japanese symbol for “notebook”.

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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