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Chinese symbol for “reconcile”

调停
tiáo tíng
Traditional: 調停
to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reconcile is 调停 (tiáo tíng), defined as: to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate.

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

调 tiáo
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
停 tíng
to suspend, to halt, to delay; suitable
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reconcile”

WordPinyinMeaning
调 (調)tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile
排解pái jiěto mediate; to reconcile
劝解 (勸解)quàn jiěconciliation; mediation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调停.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease
不停bù tíngincessant

See also: Japanese symbol for “reconcile”.

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.