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Chinese symbol for “preparations”

筹备
chóu bèi
Traditional: 籌備
preparations; to get ready for sth

The closest CC-CEDICT match for preparations is 筹备 (chóu bèi), defined as: preparations; to get ready for sth.

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

筹 chóu
chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
radical 118 ⽵ · 13 strokes
备 bèi
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
radical 34 ⼡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 筹备.

WordPinyinMeaning
统筹 (統籌)tǒng chóuan overall plan; to plan an entire project as a whole
筹划 (籌劃)chóu huàto plan and prepare
筹建 (籌建)chóu jiànto prepare to build sth
筹码 (籌碼)chóu mǎbargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
筹集 (籌集)chóu jíto collect money; to raise funds
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
设备 (設備)shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
具备 (具備)jù bèito possess; to have

See also: Japanese symbol for “preparations”.

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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