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Chinese symbol for “suit”

一套
yī tào
suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suit is 一套 (yī tào), defined as: suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior.

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

一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes
套 tào
case, cover, envelope, wrapper
radical 37 ⼤ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “suit”

WordPinyinMeaning
称 (稱)chènto fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess
西装 (西裝)xī zhuāngsuit; Western-style clothes
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
西服xī fúsuit; Western-style clothes (historical usage)
可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 一套.

WordPinyinMeaning
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible
套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)

See also: Japanese symbol for “suit”.

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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