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Chinese symbol for “phase”

段落
duàn luò
phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for phase is 段落 (duàn luò), defined as: phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage.

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

段 duàn
section, piece, division
radical 79 ⽎ · 9 strokes
落 luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “phase”

WordPinyinMeaning
相位xiàng wèiphase (waves)
时期 (時期)shí qīperiod; phase
期qīa period of time; phase
阶段 (階段)jiē duànstage; section
局面jú miànaspect; phase

Related words

Other words that share a character with 段落.

WordPinyinMeaning
阶段 (階段)jiē duànstage; section
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
片段piàn duànfragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc)
时段 (時段)shí duàntime interval; work shift
现阶段 (現階段)xiàn jiē duànat the present stage
落实 (落實)luò shípractical; workable
部落bù luòtribe
落后 (落後)luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “phase”.

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.