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Chinese symbol for “default”

缺省
quē shěng
default (setting)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for default is 缺省 (quē shěng), defined as: default (setting).

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

缺 quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
radical 121 ⽸ · 10 strokes
省 shěng
province; frugal; to save, to leave out
radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “default”

WordPinyinMeaning
违约 (違約)wéi yuēto break a promise; to violate an agreement
默认 (默認)mò rènto agree tacitly; tacit approval
预设 (預設)yù shèto presuppose; to predispose

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缺省.

WordPinyinMeaning
缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of
缺少quē shǎolack; shortage of
缺点 (缺點)quē diǎnweak point; fault
缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw
短缺duǎn quēshortage
缺席quē xíto be absent
全省quán shěngthe whole province
省份shěng fènprovince

See also: Japanese symbol for “default”.

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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