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Chinese symbol for “runtime”

运行时
yùn xíng shí
Traditional: 運行時
(computing) runtime

The closest CC-CEDICT match for runtime is 运行时 (yùn xíng shí), defined as: (computing) runtime.

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

运 yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
行 xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
radical 144 ⾏ · 6 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 运行时.

WordPinyinMeaning
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
运用 (運用)yùn yòngto use; to put to use
运行 (運行)yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation
运输 (運輸)yùn shūto transport; to carry
命运 (命運)mìng yùnfate; destiny
幸运 (幸運)xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
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)
举行 (舉行)jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time

See also: Japanese symbol for “runtime”.

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.