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Chinese symbol for “extrapolation”

外推法
wài tuī fǎ
extrapolation (math.); to extrapolate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for extrapolation is 外推法 (wài tuī fǎ), defined as: extrapolation (math.); to extrapolate.

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

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
推 tuī
to push; to expel; to drive; to decline
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “extrapolation”

WordPinyinMeaning
外插wài chāto extrapolate; extrapolation (math.)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外推法.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
推动 (推動)tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
推出tuī chūto push out; to release
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of

See also: Japanese symbol for “extrapolation”.

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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