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Chinese symbol for “shear”

切变
qiē biàn
Traditional: 切變
shear (physics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shear is 切变 (qiē biàn), defined as: shear (physics).

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

切 qiē
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
变 biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shear”

WordPinyinMeaning
剪切力jiǎn qiē lìshear; shearing force
剪力jiǎn lìshear; shearing force
剪切jiǎn qiēto cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear; (geology) shear
揃jiānshear

Related words

Other words that share a character with 切变.

WordPinyinMeaning
一切yī qièeverything; every
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)
切实 (切實)qiè shífeasible; realistic
确切 (確切)què qièdefinite; exact
切断 (切斷)qiē duànto cut off; to sever
亲切 (親切)qīn qièamiable; cordial
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

See also: Japanese symbol for “shear”.

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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