Chinese symbol for “paradox”
悖论
bèi lùn
Traditional: 悖論
paradox (logic)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for paradox is 悖论 (bèi lùn), defined as: paradox (logic).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悖论.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相悖 | xiāng bèi | contrary; opposite; to run counter to |
| 有悖于 (有悖於) | yǒu bèi yú | to go against |
| 悖逆 | bèi nì | contrary |
| 并行不悖 (並行不悖) | bìng xíng bù bèi | to run in parallel without hindrance; not mutually exclusive |
| 悖谬 (悖謬) | bèi miù | absurd; irrational |
| 理论 (理論) | lǐ lùn | theory; 个 (gè) |
| 讨论 (討論) | tǎo lùn | to discuss; to talk over |
| 无论 (無論) | wú lùn | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |
See also: Japanese symbol for “paradox”.
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.