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Chinese symbol for “derby”

德比
dé bǐ
(sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for derby is 德比 (dé bǐ), defined as: (sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals).

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

德 dé
ethics, morality; compassion, kindness
radical 60 ⼻ · 15 strokes
比 bǐ
to compare, liken; comparison; than
radical 81 ⽐ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 德比.

WordPinyinMeaning
道德dào dévirtue; morality
品德pǐn démoral character
美德měi dévirtue
拉德lā dérad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword)
德行dé xíngmorality and conduct; Taiwan pr. [de2 xing4]
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
比赛 (比賽)bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as

See also: Japanese symbol for “derby”.

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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