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Chinese symbol for “acronym”

缩略语
suō lüè yǔ
Traditional: 縮略語
abbreviated word; acronym

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acronym is 缩略语 (suō lüè yǔ), defined as: abbreviated word; acronym.

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

缩 suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
radical 120 ⽷ · 14 strokes
略 lüè
approximate, rough; outline, summary; plan, plot
radical 102 ⽥ · 11 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “acronym”

WordPinyinMeaning
首字母缩写 (首字母縮寫)shǒu zì mǔ suō xiěacronym
缩语 (縮語)suō yǔabbreviated word; acronym

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缩略语.

WordPinyinMeaning
缩短 (縮短)suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
缩小 (縮小)suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
压缩 (壓縮)yā suōto compress; compression
收缩 (收縮)shōu suōto pull back; to shrink
缩写 (縮寫)suō xiěabbreviation; to abridge
紧缩 (緊縮)jǐn suō(economics) to reduce; to curtail
战略 (戰略)zhàn lüèstrategy
策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “acronym”.

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.