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Chinese symbol for “arrange”

安排
ān pái
to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements

The closest CC-CEDICT match for arrange is 安排 (ān pái), defined as: to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans.

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

安 ān
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes
排 pái
row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “arrange”

WordPinyinMeaning
整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up
列lièto arrange; to line up
摆 (擺)bǎito arrange; to exhibit
挡 (擋)dàngto arrange; to put in order
料理liào lǐto arrange; to handle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 安排.

WordPinyinMeaning
安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
公安gōng ān(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety
晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!
平安píng ānsafe and sound; well
排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove
排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation

See also: Japanese symbol for “arrange”.

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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