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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 贴切.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 补贴 (補貼) | bǔ tiē | to subsidize; subsidy |
| 津贴 (津貼) | jīn tiē | allowance |
| 贴近 (貼近) | tiē jìn | to press close to; to snuggle close |
| 张贴 (張貼) | zhāng tiē | to post (a notice); to advertise |
| 体贴 (體貼) | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 贴心 (貼心) | tiē xīn | intimate; close |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything; every |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close; 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.