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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.

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

比 bǐ
to compare, liken; comparison; than
radical 81 ⽐ · 4 strokes
例 lì
precedent, example, case; regulation
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “proportion”

WordPinyinMeaning
比重bǐ zhòngproportion; (physics) specific gravity
率lǜ(bound form) ratio; rate; proportion
比率bǐ lǜratio; rate; proportion
占比zhàn bǐproportion; percentage

Related words

Other words that share a character with 比例.

WordPinyinMeaning
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
比赛 (比賽)bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
相比xiāng bǐto compare
对比 (對比)duì bǐto contrast; contrast
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
例子lì zicase; (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.

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