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Chinese symbol for “approximately”

大约
dà yuē
Traditional: 大約
approximately; probably

The closest CC-CEDICT match for approximately is 大约 (dà yuē), defined as: approximately; probably.

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

大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
约 yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “approximately”

WordPinyinMeaning
来 (來)láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
约合 (約合)yuē héapproximately; about (some numerical value)
约 (約)yuēto make an appointment; to invite
大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately
近jìnnear; close to

Related words

Other words that share a character with 大约.

WordPinyinMeaning
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
大会 (大會)dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
约定 (約定)yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain

See also: Japanese symbol for “approximately”.

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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