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Chinese symbol for “apostrophe”

撇号
piě hào
Traditional: 撇號
apostrophe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apostrophe is 撇号 (piě hào), defined as: apostrophe.

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

撇 piě
to abandon, to discard
radical 64 ⼿ · 14 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “apostrophe”

WordPinyinMeaning
省字号 (省字號)shěng zì hàoan apostrophe (punct.)
省略符号 (省略符號)shěng lüè fú hàoapostrophe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 撇号.

WordPinyinMeaning
撇开 (撇開)piē kāito disregard; to leave aside
左撇子zuǒ piě zileft-hander
撇清piē qīngto say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasize one is innocent or in the clear
撇下piē xiato cast away
撇嘴piě zuǐto curl one's lip; to twitch one's mouth
撇步piě bù(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “apostrophe”.

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.

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