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Chinese symbol for “notification”

通知单
tōng zhī dān
Traditional: 通知單
notification; notice; ticket; receipt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for notification is 通知单 (tōng zhī dān), defined as: notification; notice; ticket; receipt.

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
知 zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes
单 dān
single, individual, only; lone
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “notification”

WordPinyinMeaning
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
传报 (傳報)chuán bàonotification; memorial
知会 (知會)zhī huìto inform; to tell

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通知单.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)
单位 (單位)dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)

See also: Japanese symbol for “notification”.

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.