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Chinese symbol for “symmetrical”

对称
duì chèn
Traditional: 對稱
symmetry; symmetrical

The closest CC-CEDICT match for symmetrical is 对称 (duì chèn), defined as: symmetry; symmetrical.

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Characters and stroke order

对 duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
radical 41 ⼨ · 5 strokes
称 chèn
balanced; name, brand; to say, to call
radical 115 ⽲ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 对称.

WordPinyinMeaning
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
绝对 (絕對)jué duìabsolute; unconditional
针对 (針對)zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
面对 (面對)miàn duìto face; to confront
相对 (相對)xiāng duìrelatively; opposite
称为 (稱為)chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
名称 (名稱)míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)

See also: Japanese symbol for “symmetrical”.

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.