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Chinese symbol for “stage”

阶段
jiē duàn
Traditional: 階段
stage; section; phase; period

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stage is 阶段 (jiē duàn), defined as: stage; section; phase; period; 个 (gè).

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

阶 jiē
stairs, steps; degree, rank
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
段 duàn
section, piece, division
radical 79 ⽎ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stage”

WordPinyinMeaning
舞台 (舞臺)wǔ tái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation
前台 (前臺)qián táistage; proscenium
演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
戏台 (戲臺)xì táistage

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阶段.

WordPinyinMeaning
阶级 (階級)jiē jí(social) class; 个 (gè)
阶层 (階層)jiē céngsocial class
无产阶级 (無產階級)wú chǎn jiē jíproletariat
资产阶级 (資產階級)zī chǎn jiē jíthe capitalist class; the bourgeoisie
中产阶级 (中產階級)zhōng chǎn jiē jímiddle class
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
片段piàn duànfragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc)
时段 (時段)shí duàntime interval; work shift

See also: Japanese symbol for “stage”.

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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