Chinese symbol for “reciprocal”
倒数
dào shù
Traditional: 倒數
inverse number; reciprocal (math.)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reciprocal is 倒数 (dào shù), defined as: inverse number; reciprocal (math.).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “reciprocal”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 倒数.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 倒退 | dào tuì | to fall back; to go in reverse |
| 数据 (數據) | shù jù | data |
| 人数 (人數) | rén shù | number of people |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 数量 (數量) | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reciprocal”.
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.