Chinese symbol for “quota”
名额
míng é
Traditional: 名額
quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for quota is 名额 (míng é), defined as: quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “quota”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 限额 (限額) | xiàn é | quota; limit (upper or lower); to set a quota; to set a limit |
| 额度 (額度) | é dù | quota; (credit) limit |
| 配额 (配額) | pèi é | quota; ration |
| 指标 (指標) | zhǐ biāo | (production) target; quota; index; indicator |
| 标 (標) | biāo | mark; sign |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 名额.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous; noted |
| 名称 (名稱) | míng chēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) |
| 名单 (名單) | míng dān | list of names |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well-known; famous |
| 排名 | pái míng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking |
| 金额 (金額) | jīn é | sum of money; amount of money |
| 总额 (總額) | zǒng é | total (amount or value) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “quota”.
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.