Chinese symbol for “discount”
折扣
zhé kòu
discount
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discount is 折扣 (zhé kòu), defined as: discount.
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
Other Chinese words for “discount”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贴现 (貼現) | tiē xiàn | discount; rebate |
| 折现 (折現) | zhé xiàn | to discount |
| 优惠 (優惠) | yōu huì | privilege; favorable (terms) |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 折扣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse |
| 折腾 (折騰) | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
| 转折 (轉折) | zhuǎn zhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround |
| 扣押 | kòu yā | to detain; to hold in custody |
| 扣留 | kòu liú | to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc) |
| 扣除 | kòu chú | to deduct |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discount”.
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.