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Chinese symbol for “nesting”

嵌套
qiàn tào
nested; nesting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nesting is 嵌套 (qiàn tào), defined as: nested; nesting.

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

嵌 qiàn
valley, ravine; to fall into; to inlay, to set in
radical 46 ⼭ · 12 strokes
套 tào
case, cover, envelope, wrapper
radical 37 ⼤ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “nesting”

WordPinyinMeaning
套叠 (套疊)tào diéoverlapping; nesting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 嵌套.

WordPinyinMeaning
嵌入qiàn rùto insert; to embed
镶嵌 (鑲嵌)xiāng qiànto inlay; to embed
嵌入式qiàn rù shì(electronics) embedded
嵌进 (嵌進)qiàn jìnembedded; embedding
一套yī tàosuit; a set
配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible
套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
套路tào lùsequence of movements in martial arts; routine

See also: Japanese symbol for “nesting”.

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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