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Chinese symbol for “tangent”

正切
zhèng qiē
(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tangent is 正切 (zhèng qiē), defined as: (math.) tangent (trigonometric function).

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

正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes
切 qiē
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 正切.

WordPinyinMeaning
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
正式zhèng shìformal; official
正常zhèng chángnormal; regular
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
正是zhèng shìis precisely
一切yī qièeverything; every
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tangent”.

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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