Chinese symbol for “offset”
折抵
zhé dǐ
to offset
The closest CC-CEDICT match for offset is 折抵 (zhé dǐ), defined as: to offset.
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
Other Chinese words for “offset”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏置 | piān zhì | offset; biasing (electronics) |
| 抵消 | dǐ xiāo | to counteract; to cancel out |
| 偏移 | piān yí | displacement; deviation |
| 抵 | dǐ | to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand |
| 相抵 | xiāng dǐ | to balance up; to offset |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 折抵.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback; reverse |
| 折腾 (折騰) | zhē teng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again |
| 曲折 | qū zhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
| 折扣 | zhé kòu | discount |
| 转折 (轉折) | zhuǎn zhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround |
| 抵达 (抵達) | dǐ dá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist; to boycott |
See also: Japanese symbol for “offset”.
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.