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Chinese symbol for “radicalism”

激进主义
jī jìn zhǔ yì
Traditional: 激進主義
radicalism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for radicalism is 激进主义 (jī jìn zhǔ yì), defined as: radicalism.

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

激 jī
to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
radical 85 ⽔ · 16 strokes
进 jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 激进主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
激动 (激動)jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
激发 (激發)jī fāto arouse; to stimulate
激励 (激勵)jī lìto encourage; to urge
激情jī qíngpassion; fervor
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
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “radicalism”.

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.