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Chinese symbol for “commutative”

交换
jiāo huàn
Traditional: 交換
to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for commutative is 交换 (jiāo huàn), defined as: to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute.

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

交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
换 huàn
to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 交换.

WordPinyinMeaning
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic
交给 (交給)jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
转换 (轉換)zhuǎn huànto change; to switch
更换 (更換)gēng huànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
兑换 (兌換)duì huànto convert; to exchange

See also: Japanese symbol for “commutative”.

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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