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Chinese symbol for “suggestion”

提议
tí yì
Traditional: 提議
to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suggestion is 提议 (tí yì), defined as: to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion.

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

提 tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
议 yì
to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “suggestion”

WordPinyinMeaning
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion
提示tí shìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
建言jiàn yánto make a suggestion; to state (one's views, ideas etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 提议.

WordPinyinMeaning
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose
提高tí gāoto raise; to increase
提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist
提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to
提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject)
会议 (會議)huì yìmeeting; conference
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))

See also: Japanese symbol for “suggestion”.

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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