Chinese symbol for “inquiry”
调查
diào chá
Traditional: 調查
investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inquiry is 调查 (diào chá), defined as: investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “inquiry”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 调查.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 调整 (調整) | tiáo zhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize |
| 协调 (協調) | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 空调 (空調) | kōng tiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 检查 (檢查) | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine |
| 审查 (審查) | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate |
| 查看 | chá kàn | to look over; to examine |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inquiry”.
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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