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Chinese symbol for “radial”

径向
jìng xiàng
Traditional: 徑向
radial (direction)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for radial is 径向 (jìng xiàng), defined as: radial (direction).

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

径 jìng
path, diameter; straight, direct
radical 60 ⼻ · 8 strokes
向 xiàng
towards; direction, trend
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “radial”

WordPinyinMeaning
迳向 (逕向)jìng xiàngradial

Related words

Other words that share a character with 径向.

WordPinyinMeaning
途径 (途徑)tú jìngway; means; channel
直径 (直徑)zhí jìngdiameter
路径 (路徑)lù jìngpath; route
口径 (口徑)kǒu jìngbore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line
行径 (行徑)xíng jìng(usu. pejorative) conduct; behavior; act; path; trail
半径 (半徑)bàn jìngradius
方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)

See also: Japanese symbol for “radial”.

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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