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Chinese symbol for “variety”

综艺
zōng yì
Traditional: 綜藝
variety (entertainment format)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for variety is 综艺 (zōng yì), defined as: variety (entertainment format).

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

综 zōng
to sum up; to arrange threads for weaving
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
艺 yì
art; talent, ability; craft
radical 140 ⾋ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “variety”

WordPinyinMeaning
花色huā sèvariety; design and color
品种 (品種)pǐn zhǒngbreed; variety
种类 (種類)zhǒng lèikind; genus
彩cǎi(bright) color; variety
品pǐn(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank

Related words

Other words that share a character with 综艺.

WordPinyinMeaning
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
综合性 (綜合性)zōng hé xìngsynthesis
综合症 (綜合症)zōng hé zhèngsyndrome
综合征 (綜合徵)zōng hé zhēngsyndrome
综述 (綜述)zōng shùto sum up; a roundup
艺术 (藝術)yì shùart
艺术家 (藝術家)yì shù jiāartist; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)
工艺 (工藝)gōng yìarts and crafts; industrial arts

See also: Japanese symbol for “variety”.

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.