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Chinese symbol for “division”

除法
chú fǎ
division (math.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for division is 除法 (chú fǎ), defined as: division (math.).

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

除 chú
to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
radical 170 ⾩ · 10 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “division”

WordPinyinMeaning
部门 (部門)bù méndepartment; branch
部bùministry; department
科kēbranch of study; administrative section
支zhīto support; to sustain
门 (門)méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure

Related words

Other words that share a character with 除法.

WordPinyinMeaning
除了chú leapart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody ca
废除 (廢除)fèi chúto abolish; to abrogate
删除 (刪除)shān chúto delete; to cancel
解除jiě chúto remove; to sack
除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “division”.

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.