Chinese symbol for “notify”
通知
tōng zhī
to notify; to inform; notice; notification
The closest CC-CEDICT match for notify is 通知 (tōng zhī), defined as: to notify; to inform; notice; notification; 个 (gè).
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
Other Chinese words for “notify”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 告知 | gào zhī | to inform; to notify |
| 报信 (報信) | bào xìn | to notify; to inform |
| 通报 (通報) | tōng bào | to inform; to notify |
| 知会 (知會) | zhī huì | to inform; to tell |
| 告之 | gào zhī | to inform; to notify |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 通知.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
| 不知 | bù zhī | not to know; unaware |
See also: Japanese symbol for “notify”.
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.