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Chinese symbol for “negotiations”

磋商
cuō shāng
to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for negotiations is 磋商 (cuō shāng), defined as: to consult; to discuss seriously; to negotiate; to confer; negotiations; consultations.

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

磋 cuō
to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate
radical 112 ⽯ · 14 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 磋商.

WordPinyinMeaning
切磋qiē cuōto compare notes; to learn from one another
切磋琢磨qiē cuō zhuó mólit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
磋磨cuō móto polish and rub; (fig.) to torment; to torture
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade
商品shāng pǐncommodity; goods; merchandise; measure word: 件 (jiàn)
商店shāng diànstore; shop; measure word: 家 (jiā)
商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman
协商 (協商)xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over

See also: Japanese symbol for “negotiations”.

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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