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Chinese symbol for “moderately”

适度
shì dù
Traditional: 適度
moderately; appropriate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for moderately is 适度 (shì dù), defined as: moderately; appropriate.

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

适 shì
match, comfortable; just
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 适度.

WordPinyinMeaning
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
适应 (適應)shì yìngto adapt; to fit
适当 (適當)shì dàngsuitable; appropriate
适用 (適用)shì yòngto be applicable
合适 (合適)hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
舒适 (舒適)shū shìcozy; snug
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent

See also: Japanese symbol for “moderately”.

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.