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Chinese symbol for “deduce”

推演
tuī yǎn
to deduce; to infer; to derive; an implication

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deduce is 推演 (tuī yǎn), defined as: to deduce; to infer; to derive; an implication.

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

推 tuī
to push; to expel; to drive; to decline
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “deduce”

WordPinyinMeaning
推衍tuī yǎnto deduce; to infer
演绎 (演繹)yǎn yì(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc)
推理tuī lǐreasoning; inference
推断 (推斷)tuī duànto infer; to deduce
推导 (推導)tuī dǎoderivation; to deduce

Related words

Other words that share a character with 推演.

WordPinyinMeaning
推动 (推動)tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推出tuī chūto push out; to release
推荐 (推薦)tuī jiànto recommend
推进 (推進)tuī jìnto impel; to carry forward
推广 (推廣)tuī guǎngto extend; to spread
推翻tuī fānto overthrow
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “deduce”.

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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