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Chinese symbol for “clause”

条款
tiáo kuǎn
Traditional: 條款
clause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clause is 条款 (tiáo kuǎn), defined as: clause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng).

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

条 tiáo
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
款 kuǎn
funds, payment; item, article
radical 76 ⽋ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “clause”

WordPinyinMeaning
条文 (條文)tiáo wénclause; explanatory section in a document
从句 (從句)cóng jùclause
条 (條)tiáostrip; item
短句duǎn jùclause
分句fēn jùclause (grammar)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 条款.

WordPinyinMeaning
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
条文 (條文)tiáo wénclause; explanatory section in a document
无条件 (無條件)wú tiáo jiànunconditional
贷款 (貸款)dài kuǎna loan; 笔 (bǐ)
罚款 (罰款)fá kuǎnto fine; penalty
存款cún kuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings

See also: Japanese symbol for “clause”.

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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