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Chinese symbol for “squat”

挤占
jǐ zhàn
Traditional: 擠占
to muscle in; to take possession; to occupy; to squat

The closest CC-CEDICT match for squat is 挤占 (jǐ zhàn), defined as: to muscle in; to take possession; to occupy; to squat.

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

挤 jǐ
to squeeze, to push against; crowded
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
占 zhàn
to divine; to observe; to versify
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “squat”

WordPinyinMeaning
蹲dūnto crouch; to squat
踞jùto be based upon; to squat
䠀chǎngto squat; to sit
深蹲shēn dūnsquat (exercise)
蹲踞dūn jùsquat; crouch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 挤占.

WordPinyinMeaning
拥挤 (擁擠)yōng jǐcrowded; to throng
排挤 (排擠)pái jǐto crowd out; to push aside
挤压 (擠壓)jǐ yāto squeeze; to compress; (fig.) to crowd out; to put pressure on
挤出 (擠出)jǐ chūto squeeze out; to extrude
挤满 (擠滿)jǐ mǎncrowded to bursting point; filled to overflowing
挤进 (擠進)jǐ jìnto break into; to force one's way into
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force
占据 (佔據)zhàn jùto occupy; to hold

See also: Japanese symbol for “squat”.

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.