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Chinese symbol for “quibble”

较量
jiào liàng
Traditional: 較量
to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quibble is 较量 (jiào liàng), defined as: to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble.

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

较 jiào
to compare; relatively; more
radical 159 ⾞ · 10 strokes
量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “quibble”

WordPinyinMeaning
调嘴 (調嘴)tiáo zuǐto hold forth; to quibble

Related words

Other words that share a character with 较量.

WordPinyinMeaning
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
较为 (較為)jiào wéicomparatively; relatively
较大 (較大)jiào dàcomparatively large
计较 (計較)jì jiàoto bother about; to haggle
较差 (較差)jiào chārange (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

See also: Japanese symbol for “quibble”.

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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