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Chinese symbol for “coordinate”

协调
xié tiáo
Traditional: 協調
to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for coordinate is 协调 (xié tiáo), defined as: to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted.

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

协 xié
to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize
radical 24 ⼗ · 6 strokes
调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “coordinate”

WordPinyinMeaning
坐标 (座標)zuò biāo(geometry) coordinate; (fig.) point of reference; frame of reference; guidepost
牵头 (牽頭)qiān tóuto lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead

Related words

Other words that share a character with 协调.

WordPinyinMeaning
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
协会 (協會)xié huìan association; a society
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
协定 (協定)xié dìngagreement; accord
协商 (協商)xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize

See also: Japanese symbol for “coordinate”.

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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