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Chinese symbol for “subgroup”

子群
zǐ qún
subgroup (math.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subgroup is 子群 (zǐ qún), defined as: subgroup (math.).

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

子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes
群 qún
group, crowd; multitude, mob
radical 123 ⽺ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “subgroup”

WordPinyinMeaning
分组 (分組)fēn zǔto divide into groups; group (formed from a larger group)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 子群.

WordPinyinMeaning
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)
妻子qī zǐwife and children
样子 (樣子)yàng ziappearance; manner
群众 (群眾)qún zhòngmass; multitude
群体 (群體)qún tǐcommunity; colony
人群rén qúncrowd

See also: Japanese symbol for “subgroup”.

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.