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Chinese symbol for “responsibilities”

接力棒
jiē lì bàng
relay baton; (fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for responsibilities is 接力棒 (jiē lì bàng), defined as: relay baton; (fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor).

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

接 jiē
to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes
棒 bàng
stick, club; strong, smart; to hit
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 接力棒.

WordPinyinMeaning
直接zhí jiēdirectly; direct
接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
链接 (鏈接)liàn jiēto link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
接触 (接觸)jiē chùto touch; to contact
接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
棒球bàng qiúbaseball; 个 (gè),只 (zhī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “responsibilities”.

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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