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Chinese symbol for “pun”

双关
shuāng guān
Traditional: 雙關
pun; play on words

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pun is 双关 (shuāng guān), defined as: pun; play on words.

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

双 shuāng
pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
关 guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
radical 12 ⼋ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pun”

WordPinyinMeaning
双关语 (雙關語)shuāng guān yǔpun; play on words

Related words

Other words that share a character with 双关.

WordPinyinMeaning
双方 (雙方)shuāng fāngbilateral; both sides
双手 (雙手)shuāng shǒuboth hands
双重 (雙重)shuāng chóngdouble
双眼 (雙眼)shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
双向 (雙向)shuāng xiàngbidirectional; two-way
双边 (雙邊)shuāng biānbilateral
关系 (關係)guān xirelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
关于 (關於)guān yúpertaining to; concerning

See also: Japanese symbol for “pun”.

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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