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Chinese symbol for “suitable”

适当
shì dàng
Traditional: 適當
suitable; appropriate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suitable is 适当 (shì dàng), defined as: suitable; appropriate.

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

适 shì
match, comfortable; just
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
当 dàng
appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
radical 58 ⼹ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “suitable”

WordPinyinMeaning
合适 (合適)hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
适宜 (適宜)shì yísuitable; appropriate
妥tuǒsuitable; adequate
方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy
得déto obtain; to get

Related words

Other words that share a character with 适当.

WordPinyinMeaning
适合 (適合)shì héto fit; to suit
适应 (適應)shì yìngto adapt; to fit
适用 (適用)shì yòngto be applicable
合适 (合適)hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
舒适 (舒適)shū shìcozy; snug
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be
当地 (當地)dāng dìlocal

See also: Japanese symbol for “suitable”.

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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