Chinese symbol for “circumstance”
条件
tiáo jiàn
Traditional: 條件
condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for circumstance is 条件 (tiáo jiàn), defined as: condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition; 个 (gè).
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 “circumstance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 境遇 | jìng yù | circumstance |
| 情势 (情勢) | qíng shì | situation; circumstance |
| 景 | jǐng | (bound form) scenery; circumstance |
| 阵势 (陣勢) | zhèn shì | battle array; disposition of forces |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 条件.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 条款 (條款) | tiáo kuǎn | clause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng) |
| 条文 (條文) | tiáo wén | clause; explanatory section in a document |
| 无条件 (無條件) | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
| 软件 (軟件) | ruǎn jiàn | software |
See also: Japanese symbol for “circumstance”.
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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