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Chinese symbol for “progressive”

进行性
jìn xíng xìng
Traditional: 進行性
progressive; gradual

The closest CC-CEDICT match for progressive is 进行性 (jìn xíng xìng), defined as: progressive; gradual.

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

进 jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “progressive”

WordPinyinMeaning
累进 (累進)lěi jìnprogressive (taxation etc)
递增 (遞增)dì zēngto increase by degrees; in increasing order
左倾 (左傾)zuǒ qīngleft-leaning; progressive
与时俱进 (與時俱進)yǔ shí jù jìnabreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times

Related words

Other words that share a character with 进行性.

WordPinyinMeaning
进行 (進行)jìn xíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
进入 (進入)jìn rùto enter; to go into
进一步 (進一步)jìn yī bùto go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
促进 (促進)cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
先进 (先進)xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
进步 (進步)jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
行为 (行為)xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “progressive”.

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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