Chinese symbol for “proposal”
提案
tí àn
proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill
The closest CC-CEDICT match for proposal is 提案 (tí àn), defined as: proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “proposal”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 议案 (議案) | yì àn | proposal; motion |
| 提议 (提議) | tí yì | to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion |
| 拟议 (擬議) | nǐ yì | proposal; recommendation |
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan; program (for action etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 提案.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention; to raise (a subject) |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan; program (for action etc) |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case; instance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “proposal”.
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.