Chinese symbol for “system”
系统
xì tǒng
Traditional: 系統
system; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for system is 系统 (xì tǒng), defined as: system; 个 (gè).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “system”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制 | zhì | system; to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 系 | xì | system; department |
| 体系 (體系) | tǐ xì | system; setup |
| 体制 (體制) | tǐ zhì | system; organization |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 系统.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关系 (關係) | guān xi | relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect |
| 系列 | xì liè | series; set |
| 联系 (聯係) | lián xì | variant of 联系 (lián xì) |
| 总统 (總統) | zǒng tǒng | president (of a country) |
| 传统 (傳統) | chuán tǒng | tradition; traditional |
| 统一 (統一) | tǒng yī | to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated |
| 统计 (統計) | tǒng jì | statistics; to count |
| 统治 (統治) | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country); to govern |
See also: Japanese symbol for “system”.
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.