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Chinese symbol for “plot”

策划
cè huà
Traditional: 策劃
to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for plot is 策划 (cè huà), defined as: to plot; to scheme; to bring about; to engineer; planning; producer.

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

策 cè
to urge, to whip; method, plan, policy
radical 118 ⽵ · 12 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 “plot”

WordPinyinMeaning
盘算 (盤算)pán suànto plot; to scheme
阴谋 (陰謀)yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
计算 (計算)jì suànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over
绘图 (繪圖)huì túto chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot
标绘 (標繪)biāo huìto plot (on a chart); to mark

Related words

Other words that share a character with 策划.

WordPinyinMeaning
政策zhèng cèpolicy; 个 (gè)
策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
决策 (決策)jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making
对策 (對策)duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation
外交政策wài jiāo zhèng cèforeign policy
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “plot”.

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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