Chinese symbol for “jagged”
参差
cēn cī
Traditional: 參差
uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for jagged is 参差 (cēn cī), defined as: uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “jagged”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巉 | chán | (literary) steep; rugged; jagged; precipitous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 参差.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 参与 (參與) | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 参考 (參考) | cān kǎo | consultation; reference |
| 参观 (參觀) | cān guān | to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around |
| 参数 (參數) | cān shù | parameter |
| 参赛 (參賽) | cān sài | to compete; to take part in a competition |
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly |
See also: Japanese symbol for “jagged”.
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.