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Chinese symbol for “tackle”

对付
duì fu
Traditional: 對付
to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tackle is 对付 (duì fu), defined as: to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb).

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

对 duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
radical 41 ⼨ · 5 strokes
付 fu
give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 对付.

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
支付zhī fùto pay (money)
付出fù chūto pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tackle”.

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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