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Chinese symbol for “subsystem”

子系统
zǐ xì tǒng
Traditional: 子系統
subsystem

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subsystem is 子系统 (zǐ xì tǒng), defined as: subsystem.

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

子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes
系 xì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “subsystem”

WordPinyinMeaning
分系统 (分系統)fēn xì tǒngsubsystem
支系统 (支系統)zhī xì tǒngsubsystem

Related words

Other words that share a character with 子系统.

WordPinyinMeaning
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)
妻子qī zǐwife and children
样子 (樣子)yàng ziappearance; manner
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
系列xì lièseries; set
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)

See also: Japanese symbol for “subsystem”.

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.