Chinese symbol for “diameter”
直径
zhí jìng
Traditional: 直徑
diameter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for diameter is 直径 (zhí jìng), defined as: diameter.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “diameter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口径 (口徑) | kǒu jìng | bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line |
| 径 (徑) | jìng | footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight |
| 中径 (中徑) | zhōng jìng | diameter |
| 径迹 (徑跡) | jìng jì | track; trajectory |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 直径.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | directly; direct |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 直播 | zhí bō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast |
| 简直 (簡直) | jiǎn zhí | simply; really |
| 直升机 (直升機) | zhí shēng jī | helicopter; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 途径 (途徑) | tú jìng | way; means; channel |
| 路径 (路徑) | lù jìng | path; route |
See also: Japanese symbol for “diameter”.
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.