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Chinese symbol for “tie”

系
jì
Traditional: 繫
to tie; to fasten; to button up

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tie is 系 (jì), defined as: to tie; to fasten; to button up.

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

系 jì
system; line, link, connection
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tie”

WordPinyinMeaning
绑 (綁)bǎngto tie; bind or fasten together
扎 (紮)zāto tie; to bind
纽带 (紐帶)niǔ dàitie; link
和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum
缯 (繒)zèngto tie; to bind

Related words

Other words that share a character with 系.

WordPinyinMeaning
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
系列xì lièseries; set
联系 (聯係)lián xìvariant of 联系 (lián xì)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tie”.

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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