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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “suggest”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 提议 (提議) | tí yì | to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion |
| 写意 (寫意) | xiě yì | to suggest (rather than depict in detail); freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 倡议.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提倡 | tí chàng | to promote; to advocate |
| 倡导 (倡導) | chàng dǎo | to advocate; to initiate |
| 倡导者 (倡導者) | chàng dǎo zhě | proponent; advocate |
| 反腐倡廉 | fǎn fǔ chàng lián | to fight corruption and advocate probity |
| 倡议书 (倡議書) | chàng yì shū | written proposal; document outlining an initiative |
| 会议 (會議) | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 协议 (協議) | xié yì | agreement; 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.