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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tie”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绑 (綁) | bǎng | to tie; bind or fasten together |
| 扎 (紮) | zā | to tie; to bind |
| 纽带 (紐帶) | niǔ dài | tie; link |
| 和 | hé | (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum |
| 缯 (繒) | zèng | to tie; to bind |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 系.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关系 (關係) | guān xi | relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
| 系列 | xì liè | series; set |
| 联系 (聯係) | lián xì | variant 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.