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Chinese symbol for “suggest”

倡议
chàng yì
Traditional: 倡議
to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suggest is 倡议 (chàng yì), defined as: to suggest; to initiate; proposal; initiative.

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

倡 chàng
guide, leader; lead, introduce
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
议 yì
to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “suggest”

WordPinyinMeaning
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
提议 (提議)tí yìto propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion
写意 (寫意)xiě yìto suggest (rather than depict in detail); freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details
暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose

Related words

Other words that share a character with 倡议.

WordPinyinMeaning
提倡tí chàngto promote; to advocate
倡导 (倡導)chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate
倡导者 (倡導者)chàng dǎo zhěproponent; advocate
反腐倡廉fǎn fǔ chàng liánto fight corruption and advocate probity
倡议书 (倡議書)chàng yì shūwritten proposal; document outlining an initiative
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact

See also: Japanese symbol for “suggest”.

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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