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Chinese symbol for “supposing”

倘若
tǎng ruò
if; supposing; in case

The closest CC-CEDICT match for supposing is 倘若 (tǎng ruò), defined as: if; supposing; in case.

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

倘 tǎng
if, supposing, in event of
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
若 ruò
if, supposing, assuming; similar
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “supposing”

WordPinyinMeaning
倘tǎngif; supposing; in case
假若jiǎ ruòif; supposing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 倘若.

WordPinyinMeaning
倘佯cháng yángvariant of 徜徉 (cháng yáng)
倘或tǎng huòif; supposing that
倘然tǎng ránif; supposing that; leisurely
倘如tǎng rúif
倘能如此tǎng néng rú cǐif this can be done
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
假若jiǎ ruòif; supposing
若非ruò fēiwere it not for; if not for

See also: Japanese symbol for “supposing”.

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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