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Chinese symbol for “tentatively”

姑且
gū qiě
for the time being; tentatively

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tentatively is 姑且 (gū qiě), defined as: for the time being; tentatively.

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

姑 gū
father's sister; husband's mother
radical 38 ⼥ · 8 strokes
且 qiě
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tentatively”

WordPinyinMeaning
聊且liáo qiěfor the time being; tentatively

Related words

Other words that share a character with 姑且.

WordPinyinMeaning
姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman
姑姑gū gupaternal aunt; 个 (gè)
姑妈 (姑媽)gū mā(coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt
尼姑ní gūBuddhist nun
姑息gū xīexcessively tolerant; to overindulge (sb)
而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
并且 (並且)bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
况且 (況且)kuàng qiěmoreover; besides

See also: Japanese symbol for “tentatively”.

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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