Chinese symbol for “counterpart”
相对
xiāng duì
Traditional: 相對
relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose
The closest CC-CEDICT match for counterpart is 相对 (xiāng duì), defined as: relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 相对.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 相当 (相當) | xiāng dāng | equivalent to; appropriate |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other; mutually |
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 绝对 (絕對) | jué duì | absolute; unconditional |
See also: Japanese symbol for “counterpart”.
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.