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Chinese symbol for “fitting”

合适
hé shì
Traditional: 合適
suitable; fitting; appropriate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fitting is 合适 (hé shì), defined as: suitable; fitting; appropriate.

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

合 hé
to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
适 shì
match, comfortable; just
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fitting”

WordPinyinMeaning
当 (當)dàngat or in the very same...; suitable
配件pèi jiàncomponent; part
得体 (得體)dé tǐappropriate to the occasion; fitting
尺码 (尺碼)chǐ mǎsize; fitting (of apparel)
试衣 (試衣)shì yīto try on (clothes); fitting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 合适.

WordPinyinMeaning
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
综合 (綜合)zōng hécomprehensive; composite
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
适应 (適應)shì yìngto adapt; to fit
适当 (適當)shì dàngsuitable; appropriate

See also: Japanese symbol for “fitting”.

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.