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Chinese symbol for “osi”

开放系统互连
kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián
Traditional: 開放系統互連
open systems interconnection; OSI

The closest CC-CEDICT match for osi is 开放系统互连 (kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián), defined as: open systems interconnection; OSI.

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

开 kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
radical 55 ⼶ · 4 strokes
放 fàng
to release, to liberate, to free
radical 66 ⽁ · 8 strokes
系 xì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
互 hù
mutually, reciprocally
radical 7 ⼆ · 4 strokes
连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 开放系统互连.

WordPinyinMeaning
开始 (開始)kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start
开发 (開發)kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
公开 (公開)gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
召开 (召開)zhào kāito convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke
放弃 (放棄)fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
互相hù xiāngeach other; mutually
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row

See also: Japanese symbol for “osi”.

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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