Chinese symbol for “storyline”
情节
qíng jié
Traditional: 情節
circumstances; plot; storyline
The closest CC-CEDICT match for storyline is 情节 (qíng jié), defined as: circumstances; plot; storyline.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “storyline”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 故事线 (故事線) | gù shi xiàn | storyline; plotline |
| 叙事线 (敘事線) | xù shì xiàn | narrative thread; storyline |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 情节.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 情绪 (情緒) | qíng xù | mood; state of mind |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
See also: Japanese symbol for “storyline”.
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.