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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “clause”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条文 (條文) | tiáo wén | clause; explanatory section in a document |
| 从句 (從句) | cóng jù | clause |
| 条 (條) | tiáo | strip; item |
| 短句 | duǎn jù | clause |
| 分句 | fēn jù | clause (grammar) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 条款.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 条文 (條文) | tiáo wén | clause; explanatory section in a document |
| 无条件 (無條件) | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 贷款 (貸款) | dài kuǎn | a loan; 笔 (bǐ) |
| 罚款 (罰款) | fá kuǎn | to fine; penalty |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn | to 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.