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Chinese symbol for “debugging”

调试
tiáo shì
Traditional: 調試
to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debugging is 调试 (tiáo shì), defined as: to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
试 shì
to try, to experiment; exam, test
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “debugging”

WordPinyinMeaning
排错 (排錯)pái cuòtroubleshooting; debugging

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调试.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam

See also: Japanese symbol for “debugging”.

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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