Chinese symbol for “dual”
对偶
duì ǒu
Traditional: 對偶
dual; duality; antithesis; coupled phrases (as rhetorical device)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dual is 对偶 (duì ǒu), defined as: dual; duality; antithesis; coupled phrases (as rhetorical device); spouse.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “dual”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 对偶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 绝对 (絕對) | jué duì | absolute; unconditional |
| 针对 (針對) | zhēn duì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to |
| 面对 (面對) | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |
| 偶尔 (偶爾) | ǒu ěr | occasionally; once in a while |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dual”.
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.