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Chinese symbol for “duration”

持续时间
chí xù shí jiān
Traditional: 持續時間
duration

The closest CC-CEDICT match for duration is 持续时间 (chí xù shí jiān), defined as: duration.

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

持 chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
续 xù
continuous, serial
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes
时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes
间 jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “duration”

WordPinyinMeaning
时长 (時長)shí chángduration

Related words

Other words that share a character with 持续时间.

WordPinyinMeaning
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
坚持 (堅持)jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain
维持 (維持)wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct
继续 (繼續)jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
之间 (之間)zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (

See also: Japanese symbol for “duration”.

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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