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Chinese symbol for “proactive”

积极
jī jí
Traditional: 積極
active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for proactive is 积极 (jī jí), defined as: active; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive.

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

积 jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes
极 jí
extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “proactive”

WordPinyinMeaning
积极进取 (積極進取)jī jí jìn qǔproactive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 积极.

WordPinyinMeaning
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area
积累 (積累)jī lěito accumulate; accumulation
积分 (積分)jī fēnintegral (calculus); accumulated points (in sports, at school etc)
累积 (累積)lěi jīto accumulate
体积 (體積)tǐ jīvolume (amount of space an object occupies)
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
极为 (極為)jí wéiextremely; exceedingly
极大 (極大)jí dàenormous; great; (math.) maximum

See also: Japanese symbol for “proactive”.

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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