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Chinese symbol for “series”

系列
xì liè
series; set

The closest CC-CEDICT match for series is 系列 (xì liè), defined as: series; set.

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

系 xì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
列 liè
a line; to arrange, to classify
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “series”

WordPinyinMeaning
串行chuàn xíngseries; serial (computer)
剧集 (劇集)jù jí(serialized TV or Internet drama) show; series
列lièto arrange; to line up
级数 (級數)jí shù(math.) series
丛集 (叢集)cóng jíto crowd together; to pile up; to cluster; (book) collection; series

Related words

Other words that share a character with 系列.

WordPinyinMeaning
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
联系 (聯係)lián xìvariant of 联系 (lián xì)
一系列yī xì lièa series of; a string of
列为 (列為)liè wéito be classified as
列车 (列車)liè chē(railway) train
列入liè rùto include on a list
排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation

See also: Japanese symbol for “series”.

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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