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Chinese symbol for “assortment”

杂七杂八
zá qī zá bā
Traditional: 雜七雜八
an assortment; a bit of everything; lots of different (skills)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assortment is 杂七杂八 (zá qī zá bā), defined as: an assortment; a bit of everything; lots of different (skills).

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

杂 zá
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
七 qī
seven
radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes
杂
杂 zá
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes
八 bā
eight; all around, all sides
radical 12 ⼋ · 2 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “assortment”

WordPinyinMeaning
什锦 (什錦)shí jǐn(food) assorted; mixed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杂七杂八.

WordPinyinMeaning
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
杂交 (雜交)zá jiāoto hybridize; to crossbreed
杂种 (雜種)zá zhǒnghybrid; mixed breed
混杂 (混雜)hùn záto mix; to mingle
杂草 (雜草)zá cǎoweeds
十七shí qīseventeen; 17
七十qī shíseventy; 70
十八shí bāeighteen; 18

See also: Japanese symbol for “assortment”.

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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