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Chinese symbol for “protocol”

议定书
yì dìng shū
Traditional: 議定書
protocol; treaty

The closest CC-CEDICT match for protocol is 议定书 (yì dìng shū), defined as: protocol; treaty.

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

议 yì
to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
书 shū
book, letter, document; writing
radical 5 ⼄ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “protocol”

WordPinyinMeaning
礼宾 (禮賓)lǐ bīnprotocol; official etiquette
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
协议书 (協議書)xié yì shūcontract; protocol

Related words

Other words that share a character with 议定书.

WordPinyinMeaning
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
议员 (議員)yì yuánmember (of a legislative body); representative
抗议 (抗議)kàng yìto protest; protest
争议 (爭議)zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
书记 (書記)shū jisecretary (head of a Communist Party or Communist Youth League organization); clerk; scribe

See also: Japanese symbol for “protocol”.

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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