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Chinese symbol for “efficiency”

效率
xiào lǜ
efficiency

The closest CC-CEDICT match for efficiency is 效率 (xiào lǜ), defined as: efficiency.

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

效 xiào
result, effect; effective
radical 66 ⽁ · 10 strokes
率 lǜ
to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
radical 95 ⽞ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “efficiency”

WordPinyinMeaning
效益xiào yìbenefit; effectiveness

Related words

Other words that share a character with 效率.

WordPinyinMeaning
有效yǒu xiàoeffective; in effect
效果xiào guǒresult; effect
效应 (效應)xiào yìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)
生效shēng xiào(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
无效 (無效)wú xiàonot valid; ineffective
频率 (頻率)pín lǜfrequency
汇率 (匯率)huì lǜexchange rate
率先shuài xiānto take the lead; to show initiative

See also: Japanese symbol for “efficiency”.

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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