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Chinese symbol for “inflation”

通货膨胀
tōng huò péng zhàng
Traditional: 通貨膨脹
inflation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inflation is 通货膨胀 (tōng huò péng zhàng), defined as: inflation.

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
货 huò
products, merchandise; goods, commodities
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes
膨 péng
bloated, inflated, swollen; to swell
radical 130 ⾁ · 16 strokes
胀 zhàng
swelling, inflation
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inflation”

WordPinyinMeaning
涨钱 (漲錢)zhǎng qiáninflation; salary raise

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通货膨胀.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
货币 (貨幣)huò bìcurrency; monetary
货物 (貨物)huò wùgoods; commodity
膨胀 (膨脹)péng zhàngto expand; to inflate
通胀 (通脹)tōng zhànginflation (abbr. for 通货膨胀 (tōng huò péng zhàng))

See also: Japanese symbol for “inflation”.

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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