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Chinese symbol for “entente”

协约
xié yuē
Traditional: 協約
entente; pact; agreement; negotiated settlement

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entente is 协约 (xié yuē), defined as: entente; pact; agreement; negotiated settlement.

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

协 xié
to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize
radical 24 ⼗ · 6 strokes
约 yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “entente”

WordPinyinMeaning
协约国 (協約國)xié yuē guóAllies; entente (i.e. Western powers allied to China in WW1)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 协约.

WordPinyinMeaning
协议 (協議)xié yìagreement; pact
协会 (協會)xié huìan association; a society
协助 (協助)xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
协定 (協定)xié dìngagreement; accord
协商 (協商)xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over
大约 (大約)dà yuēapproximately; probably
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact

See also: Japanese symbol for “entente”.

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.