Chinese symbol for “proportion”
比例
bǐ lì
proportion; scale
The closest CC-CEDICT match for proportion is 比例 (bǐ lì), defined as: proportion; scale.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “proportion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng | proportion; (physics) specific gravity |
| 率 | lǜ | (bound form) ratio; rate; proportion |
| 比率 | bǐ lǜ | ratio; rate; proportion |
| 占比 | zhàn bǐ | proportion; percentage |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 比例.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比较 (比較) | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 比赛 (比賽) | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 对比 (對比) | duì bǐ | to contrast; contrast |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
| 例子 | lì zi | case; (for) instance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “proportion”.
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.