Chinese symbol for “topic”
题
tí
Traditional: 題
topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject
The closest CC-CEDICT match for topic is 题 (tí), defined as: topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention.
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 “topic”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 问题 (問題) | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 论题 (論題) | lùn tí | topic |
| 题目 (題目) | tí mù | subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道 (dào)) |
| 话题 (話題) | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic |
| 议题 (議題) | yì tí | topic of discussion; topic |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 题.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 问题 (問題) | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme; subject |
| 话题 (話題) | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic |
| 专题 (專題) | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic |
| 标题 (標題) | biāo tí | title; heading |
| 题材 (題材) | tí cái | subject matter |
See also: Japanese symbol for “topic”.
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.