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Chinese symbol for “derivation”

推导
tuī dǎo
Traditional: 推導
derivation; to deduce

The closest CC-CEDICT match for derivation is 推导 (tuī dǎo), defined as: derivation; to deduce.

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
导 dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
radical 41 ⼨ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “derivation”

WordPinyinMeaning
衍生yǎn shēngto give rise to; to derive
发源 (發源)fā yuánto rise; to originate
导出 (導出)dǎo chūto derive; derived
引申yǐn shēnto extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc); derivation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 推导.

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
领导 (領導)lǐng dǎolead; leading
导致 (導致)dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

See also: Japanese symbol for “derivation”.

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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