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Chinese symbol for “involvement”

瓜葛
guā gé
connection; association; involvement

The closest CC-CEDICT match for involvement is 瓜葛 (guā gé), defined as: connection; association; involvement.

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

瓜 guā
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
radical 97 ⽠ · 5 strokes
葛 gé
an edible bean; vine; surname
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “involvement”

WordPinyinMeaning
勾连 (勾連)gōu liánto be linked together; to be involved with

Related words

Other words that share a character with 瓜葛.

WordPinyinMeaning
西瓜xī guāwatermelon; 颗 (kē)
傻瓜shǎ guāidiot; fool
南瓜nán guāpumpkin
瓜分guā fēnto partition; to divide up
黄瓜 (黃瓜)huáng guācucumber; 条 (tiáo)
地瓜dì guāsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus)
纠葛 (糾葛)jiū géentanglement; dispute
杯葛bēi gé(dialect) (loanword) to boycott

See also: Japanese symbol for “involvement”.

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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