Chinese symbol for “compromise”
妥协
tuǒ xié
Traditional: 妥協
to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for compromise is 妥协 (tuǒ xié), defined as: to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “compromise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折中 | zhé zhōng | to compromise; to take the middle road |
| 调和 (調和) | tiáo hé | harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 妥协.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate; proper |
| 妥当 (妥當) | tuǒ dang | appropriate; proper |
| 不妥 | bù tuǒ | not proper; inappropriate |
| 稳妥 (穩妥) | wěn tuǒ | dependable |
| 谈妥 (談妥) | tán tuǒ | to come to terms; to reach an agreement |
| 协议 (協議) | xié yì | agreement; pact |
| 协会 (協會) | xié huì | an association; a society |
| 协助 (協助) | xié zhù | to provide assistance; to aid |
See also: Japanese symbol for “compromise”.
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.