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Chinese symbol for “correction”

改正
gǎi zhèng
to correct; to amend; to put right; correction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for correction is 改正 (gǎi zhèng), defined as: to correct; to amend; to put right; correction; 个 (gè).

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

改 gǎi
to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
radical 66 ⽁ · 7 strokes
正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “correction”

WordPinyinMeaning
矫正 (矯正)jiǎo zhèngto correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)
批改pī gǎito mark (homework, exam scripts etc); to correct and criticize (an article)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 改正.

WordPinyinMeaning
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
改革gǎi géreform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng)
改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
改造gǎi zàoto transform; to reform
改进 (改進)gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed

See also: Japanese symbol for “correction”.

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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