Chinese symbol for “raise”
提出
tí chū
to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest
The closest CC-CEDICT match for raise is 提出 (tí chū), defined as: to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash).
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
Other Chinese words for “raise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 养 (養) | yǎng | to raise (animals); to bring up (children) |
| 养殖 (養殖) | yǎng zhí | to raise; to breed (animals etc) |
| 挑 | tiǎo | to raise; to dig up |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 提出.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer; to supply |
| 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) |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate; to point out |
See also: Japanese symbol for “raise”.
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.