Chinese symbol for “scion”

接穗

jiē suì

scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for scion is 接穗 (jiē suì), defined as: scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock).

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

穗 suì

ear of grain; fringe, tassel; Guangzhou

radical 115 ⽲ · 17 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 接穗.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
直接	zhí jiē	directly; direct
接受	jiē shòu	to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
链接 (鏈接)	liàn jiē	to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink
接触 (接觸)	jiē chù	to touch; to contact
接近	jiē jìn	to approach; to get close to
连接 (連接)	lián jiē	to link; to join; to connect
麦穗 (麥穗)	mài suì	ear of wheat
果穗	guǒ suì	ear (of corn or sorghum etc); bunch (of grapes)

See also: Japanese symbol for “scion”.

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.