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Chinese symbol for “amortization”

摊销
tān xiāo
Traditional: 攤銷
to amortize; amortization

The closest CC-CEDICT match for amortization is 摊销 (tān xiāo), defined as: to amortize; amortization.

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

摊 tān
to spread out, to open, to allot; a merchant's stand
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
销 xiāo
to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “amortization”

WordPinyinMeaning
摊提 (攤提)tān títo amortize; amortization

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摊销.

WordPinyinMeaning
摊位 (攤位)tān wèistall; booth; stand
摊贩 (攤販)tān fànstallkeeper; peddler
分摊 (分攤)fēn tānto share (costs, responsibilities); to apportion
摆摊 (擺攤)bǎi tānto run a street stall
摊牌 (攤牌)tān páito lay one's cards on the table
烂摊子 (爛攤子)làn tān ziterrible mess; shambles
销售 (銷售)xiāo shòuto sell; to market
撤销 (撤銷)chè xiāoto cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo

See also: Japanese symbol for “amortization”.

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.