Chinese symbol for “contingency”
万一
wàn yī
Traditional: 萬一
just in case; if by any chance; contingency
The closest CC-CEDICT match for contingency is 万一 (wàn yī), defined as: just in case; if by any chance; contingency.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “contingency”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 万一.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 万人 (萬人) | wàn rén | ten thousand people; all the people |
| 千万 (千萬) | qiān wàn | ten million; countless |
| 百万 (百萬) | bǎi wàn | million |
| 万岁 (萬歲) | wàn suì | Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty |
| 万名 (萬名) | wàn míng | all names |
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
See also: Japanese symbol for “contingency”.
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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