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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “notebook”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笔电 (筆電) | bǐ diàn | notebook (computer); 台 (tái),部 (bù) |
| 簿子 | bù zi | notebook; book |
| 手帐 (手帳) | shǒu zhàng | notebook; pocket diary |
| 本子 | běn zi | book; notebook |
| 笔记型电脑 (筆記型電腦) | bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo | notebook (computer) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 记事本.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
| 记录 (記錄) | jì lù | to record; record (esp. a written account) |
| 记得 (記得) | jì de | to remember |
| 书记 (書記) | shū ji | secretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe |
| 忘记 (忘記) | wàng jì | to forget |
| 记忆 (記憶) | jì yì | to remember; to recall; memory |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; 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.