Chinese symbol for “discriminate”
区别
qū bié
Traditional: 區別
difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discriminate is 区别 (qū bié), defined as: difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; 个 (gè).
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 “discriminate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 异 (異) | yì | different; other |
| 判别 (判別) | pàn bié | to differentiate; to discriminate |
| 甄别 (甄別) | zhēn bié | to screen; to discriminate |
| 辨析 | biàn xī | to differentiate and analyze; to discriminate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 区别.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地区 (地區) | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) |
| 区域 (區域) | qū yù | area; region |
| 社区 (社區) | shè qū | community; neighborhood |
| 自治区 (自治區) | zì zhì qū | autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi, |
| 市区 (市區) | shì qū | urban district; downtown |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 别人 (別人) | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discriminate”.
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.