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Chinese symbol for “closest”

贴切
tiē qiè
Traditional: 貼切
close-fitting; closest (translation)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for closest is 贴切 (tiē qiè), defined as: close-fitting; closest (translation).

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

贴 tiē
to stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy
radical 154 ⾙ · 9 strokes
切 qiè
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贴切.

WordPinyinMeaning
补贴 (補貼)bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy
津贴 (津貼)jīn tiēallowance
贴近 (貼近)tiē jìnto press close to; to snuggle close
张贴 (張貼)zhāng tiēto post (a notice); to advertise
体贴 (體貼)tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)
贴心 (貼心)tiē xīnintimate; close
一切yī qièeverything; every
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “closest”.

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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