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Chinese symbol for “tactic”

着
zhāo
Traditional: 著
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tactic is 着 (zhāo), defined as: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add.

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

着 zhāo
to make a move, to take action
radical 109 ⽬ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tactic”

WordPinyinMeaning
经络 (經絡)jīng luòenergy channels; meridian (TCM)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 着.

WordPinyinMeaning
随着 (隨著)suí zhealong with; in the wake of
有着 (有著)yǒu zheto have; to possess
接着 (接著)jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue
意味着 (意味著)yì wèi zheto signify; to mean
活着 (活著)huó zhealive
穿着 (穿著)chuān zhuóattire; clothes; dress

See also: Japanese symbol for “tactic”.

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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