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Chinese symbol for “divergent”

分歧
fēn qí
divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for divergent is 分歧 (fēn qí), defined as: divergent; difference (of opinion, position); disagreement; (math.) bifurcation.

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
歧 qí
to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road
radical 77 ⽌ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “divergent”

WordPinyinMeaning
歧qídivergent; side road
两极化 (兩極化)liǎng jí huàto polarize; polarization

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分歧.

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)
歧视 (歧視)qí shìto discriminate against; discrimination
种族歧视 (種族歧視)zhǒng zú qí shìracial discrimination; racism

See also: Japanese symbol for “divergent”.

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.