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Chinese symbol for “survey”

测量
cè liáng
Traditional: 測量
survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for survey is 测量 (cè liáng), defined as: survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine.

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

测 cè
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
量 liáng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “survey”

WordPinyinMeaning
测 (測)cèto survey; to measure
观察 (觀察)guān cháto observe; to watch; to survey
放眼fàng yǎnto survey; to view broadly
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
概观 (概觀)gài guānto survey; to take stock of

Related words

Other words that share a character with 测量.

WordPinyinMeaning
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
预测 (預測)yù cèto forecast; to predict
检测 (檢測)jiǎn cèto test; to detect
监测 (監測)jiān cèto monitor
观测 (觀測)guān cèto observe; to survey
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

See also: Japanese symbol for “survey”.

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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