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Chinese symbol for “discrete”

分立
fēn lì
to establish as separate entities; to divide (a company etc) into independent entities; discrete; separate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discrete is 分立 (fēn lì), defined as: to establish as separate entities; to divide (a company etc) into independent entities; discrete; separate; separation (of powers etc).

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

分 fēn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “discrete”

WordPinyinMeaning
离散 (離散)lí sàn(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed; (math.) discrete

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分立.

WordPinyinMeaning
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis
分别 (分別)fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
分钟 (分鐘)fēn zhōngminute
十分shí fēnvery; completely
分享fēn xiǎngto share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up

See also: Japanese symbol for “discrete”.

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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