Chinese symbol for “permutation”
置换
zhì huàn
Traditional: 置換
to permute; permutation (math.); to displace; displacement
The closest CC-CEDICT match for permutation is 置换 (zhì huàn), defined as: to permute; permutation (math.); to displace; displacement; to replace; replacement.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “permutation”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 置换.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 位置 | wèi zhi | position; place |
| 设置 (設置) | shè zhì | to set up; to install |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
| 配置 | pèi zhì | to deploy; to allocate |
| 处置 (處置) | chǔ zhì | to handle; to take care of |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for; to help settle down |
| 交换 (交換) | jiāo huàn | to exchange; to swap |
| 转换 (轉換) | zhuǎn huàn | to change; to switch |
See also: Japanese symbol for “permutation”.
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.