Chinese symbol for “bilateral”
双方
shuāng fāng
Traditional: 雙方
bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bilateral is 双方 (shuāng fāng), defined as: bilateral; both sides; both parties involved.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bilateral”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 两岸 (兩岸) | liǎng àn | bilateral; both shores |
| 双边 (雙邊) | shuāng biān | bilateral |
| 两国之间 (兩國之間) | liǎng guó zhī jiān | between the two countries; bilateral |
| 双侧 (雙側) | shuāng cè | two-sided; bilateral |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 双方.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 双手 (雙手) | shuāng shǒu | both hands |
| 双重 (雙重) | shuāng chóng | double |
| 双眼 (雙眼) | shuāng yǎn | the two eyes |
| 双向 (雙向) | shuāng xiàng | bidirectional; two-way |
| 双边 (雙邊) | shuāng biān | bilateral |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bilateral”.
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.