Chinese symbol for “propose”
建议
jiàn yì
Traditional: 建議
to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for propose is 建议 (jiàn yì), defined as: to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “propose”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提议 (提議) | tí yì | to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion |
| 提请 (提請) | tí qǐng | to propose |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 荐举 (薦舉) | jiàn jǔ | to propose (for a job); to nominate |
| 创议 (創議) | chuàng yì | to propose; proposal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 建议.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish; to set up |
| 建筑 (建築) | jiàn zhù | to construct; building |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish; to build |
| 会议 (會議) | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 协议 (協議) | xié yì | agreement; pact |
| 议员 (議員) | yì yuán | member (of a legislative body); representative |
See also: Japanese symbol for “propose”.
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.