Chinese symbol for “apt”
适切
shì qiè
Traditional: 適切
apt; appropriate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for apt is 适切 (shì qiè), defined as: apt; appropriate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “apt”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恰如其分 | qià rú qí fèn | (idiom) appropriate; apt |
| 够格 (夠格) | gòu gé | able to pass muster; qualified |
| 允宜 | yǔn yí | appropriate; apt |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 适切.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 适合 (適合) | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 适当 (適當) | shì dàng | suitable; appropriate |
| 适用 (適用) | shì yòng | to be applicable |
| 合适 (合適) | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 舒适 (舒適) | shū shì | cozy; snug |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything; every |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “apt”.
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.