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Chinese symbol for “inference”

推理
tuī lǐ
reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inference is 推理 (tuī lǐ), defined as: reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce.

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

推 tuī
to push; to expel; to drive; to decline
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
理 lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
radical 96 ⽟ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “inference”

WordPinyinMeaning
推论 (推論)tuī lùnto infer; inference
论断 (論斷)lùn duànto infer; to judge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 推理.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
推荐 (推薦)tuī jiànto recommend
推进 (推進)tuī jìnto impel; to carry forward
推广 (推廣)tuī guǎngto extend; to spread
推翻tuī fānto overthrow
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish

See also: Japanese symbol for “inference”.

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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