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Chinese symbol for “plan”

计划
jì huà
Traditional: 計劃
plan; project; program; to plan

The closest CC-CEDICT match for plan is 计划 (jì huà), defined as: plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; 个 (gè),项 (xiàng).

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

计 jì
to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes
划 huà
to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “plan”

WordPinyinMeaning
方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
谋 (謀)móuto plan; to seek
主意zhǔ yiplan; idea
设计 (設計)shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan

Related words

Other words that share a character with 计划.

WordPinyinMeaning
设计 (設計)shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
统计 (統計)tǒng jìstatistics; to count
计算 (計算)jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
估计 (估計)gū jìto estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
计算机 (計算機)jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
规划 (規劃)guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
划分 (劃分)huà fēnto divide up; to partition
行政区划 (行政區劃)xíng zhèng qū huàadministrative subdivision

See also: Japanese symbol for “plan”.

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.