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Chinese symbol for “perpendicular”

垂直
chuí zhí
perpendicular; vertical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for perpendicular is 垂直 (chuí zhí), defined as: perpendicular; vertical.

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

垂 chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
radical 32 ⼟ · 8 strokes
直 zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
radical 109 ⽬ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “perpendicular”

WordPinyinMeaning
横向 (橫向)héng xiànghorizontal; orthogonal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 垂直.

WordPinyinMeaning
下垂xià chuíto droop; to sag
垂死chuí sǐdying
垂青chuí qīngto show appreciation for sb; to look upon sb with favor
垂钓 (垂釣)chuí diàoangling
垂涎chuí xiánto drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接zhí jiēdirectly; direct
直到zhí dàountil

See also: Japanese symbol for “perpendicular”.

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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