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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.

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

提 tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
案 àn
file, legal case; bench, table
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “proposal”

WordPinyinMeaning
议案 (議案)yì ànproposal; motion
提议 (提議)tí yìto propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion
拟议 (擬議)nǐ yìproposal; recommendation
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 提案.

WordPinyinMeaning
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose
提高tí gāoto raise; to increase
提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist
提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to
提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject)
方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)
案件àn jiàncase; 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.

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