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Chinese symbol for “appropriate”

恰当
qià dàng
Traditional: 恰當
appropriate; suitable

The closest CC-CEDICT match for appropriate is 恰当 (qià dàng), defined as: appropriate; suitable.

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

恰 qià
just, exactly, precisely; proper
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
当 dàng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “appropriate”

WordPinyinMeaning
妥善tuǒ shànappropriate; proper
妥当 (妥當)tuǒ dangappropriate; proper
好hǎogood; appropriate; proper
得当 (得當)dé dàngappropriate; suitable
适当 (適當)shì dàngsuitable; appropriate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恰当.

WordPinyinMeaning
恰好qià hǎoas it turns out; by lucky coincidence
恰恰qià qiàexactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
恰巧qià qiǎoby chance; as chance would have it
恰到好处 (恰到好處)qià dào hǎo chùit's just perfect; it's just right
恰恰相反qià qià xiāng fǎnjust the opposite
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal

See also: Japanese symbol for “appropriate”.

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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