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Chinese symbol for “coexistence”

两立
liǎng lì
Traditional: 兩立
to coexist; coexistence

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coexistence is 两立 (liǎng lì), defined as: to coexist; coexistence.

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

两 liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
radical 1 ⼀ · 7 strokes
立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 两立.

WordPinyinMeaning
两岸 (兩岸)liǎng ànbilateral; both shores
两者 (兩者)liǎng zhěboth of them; the two of them
两侧 (兩側)liǎng cètwo sides; both sides
两边 (兩邊)liǎng biāneither side; both sides
两面 (兩面)liǎng miànboth sides
两倍 (兩倍)liǎng bèitwice as much; double the amount
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up

See also: Japanese symbol for “coexistence”.

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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