Chinese symbol for “ambiguity”
歧义
qí yì
Traditional: 歧義
ambiguity; several possible meanings
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ambiguity is 歧义 (qí yì), defined as: ambiguity; several possible meanings.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ambiguity”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 歧义.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歧视 (歧視) | qí shì | to discriminate against; discrimination |
| 分歧 | fēn qí | divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement |
| 种族歧视 (種族歧視) | zhǒng zú qí shì | racial discrimination; racism |
| 歧途 | qí tú | fork in a road; wrong road |
| 性别歧视 (性別歧視) | xìng bié qí shì | sex discrimination; sexism |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense; meaning |
| 主义 (主義) | zhǔ yì | -ism; ideology |
| 社会主义 (社會主義) | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ambiguity”.
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.