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Chinese symbol for “overdraft”

透支
tòu zhī
(banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft; to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overdraft is 透支 (tòu zhī), defined as: (banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft; an overdraft; to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue); (old) to draw one's wage in advance; (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc).

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

透 tòu
to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 透支.

WordPinyinMeaning
透过 (透過)tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
渗透 (滲透)shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into
透明度tòu míng dùtransparency; (policy of) openness
透视 (透視)tòu shì(drawing and painting) perspective; (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhī fùto pay (money)

See also: Japanese symbol for “overdraft”.

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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