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Chinese symbol for “survivors”

孑遗
jié yí
Traditional: 孑遺
survivors; remnants; relict (species etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for survivors is 孑遗 (jié yí), defined as: survivors; remnants; relict (species etc).

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

孑 jié
alone, lonely, solitary; remaining, left-over
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes
遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 孑遗.

WordPinyinMeaning
孑然一身jié rán yī shēnto be all alone in the world
孑孓jié juémosquito larva; wiggler
孑然jié ránsolitary; lonely
孑孑jié jiéoutstanding; conspicuous
孑孑为义 (孑孑為義)jié jié wéi yìpetty favors
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics
遗产 (遺產)yí chǎnheritage; legacy

See also: Japanese symbol for “survivors”.

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.