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Chinese symbol for “discord”

隙
xì
crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discord is 隙 (xì), defined as: crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift.

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

隙 xì
crack, fissure, split; grudge
radical 170 ⾩ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “discord”

WordPinyinMeaning
不调和 (不調和)bù tiáo hédiscord
不和bù hénot to get along well; to be on bad terms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 隙.

WordPinyinMeaning
缝隙 (縫隙)fèng xìsmall crack; chink
空隙kòng xìcrack; gap between two objects
间隙 (間隙)jiàn xìinterval; gap
孔隙kǒng xìpore (geology)
嫌隙xián xìhostility; animosity
裂隙liè xìgap; slit; crack; crevice; fracture

See also: Japanese symbol for “discord”.

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.