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Chinese symbol for “endgame”

残局
cán jú
Traditional: 殘局
endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for endgame is 残局 (cán jú), defined as: endgame (in chess); desperate situation; aftermath (of a failure).

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

残 cán
to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, inc
radical 78 ⽍ · 9 strokes
局 jú
bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “endgame”

WordPinyinMeaning
终局 (終局)zhōng júendgame; conclusion
官子guān zǐendgame (in go)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 残局.

WordPinyinMeaning
残酷 (殘酷)cán kùcruel; harsh; merciless
残忍 (殘忍)cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless
残疾 (殘疾)cán jídisabled; handicapped
残疾人 (殘疾人)cán jí réndisabled person
残留 (殘留)cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant
残暴 (殘暴)cán bàobrutal; vicious; ruthless
当局 (當局)dāng júauthorities
局长 (局長)jú zhǎngbureau chief; measure word: 位 (wèi), 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “endgame”.

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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