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Chinese symbol for “program”

节目
jié mù
Traditional: 節目
(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); 场 (chǎng),项 (xiàng),台 (tái),套 (tào),档 (dàng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for program is 节目 (jié mù), defined as: (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); 场 (chǎng),项 (xiàng),台 (tái),套 (tào),档 (dàng).

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

节 jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
radical 140 ⾋ · 6 strokes
目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “program”

WordPinyinMeaning
纲领 (綱領)gāng lǐngprogram (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)
程序性chéng xù xìngprogram
规划 (規劃)guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program

Related words

Other words that share a character with 节目.

WordPinyinMeaning
细节 (細節)xì jiédetails; particulars
情节 (情節)qíng jiécircumstances; plot; storyline
环节 (環節)huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy)
节日 (節日)jié rìholiday; festival
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal

See also: Japanese symbol for “program”.

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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