Chinese symbol for “though”
虽说
suī shuō
Traditional: 雖說
though; although
The closest CC-CEDICT match for though is 虽说 (suī shuō), defined as: though; although.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 虽说.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虽然 (雖然) | suī rán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) |
| 虽则 (雖則) | suī zé | nevertheless; although |
| 话虽如此 (話雖如此) | huà suī rú cǐ | be that as it may |
| 虽败犹荣 (雖敗猶榮) | suī bài yóu róng | honorable even in defeat (idiom) |
| 虽是 (雖是) | suī shì | although; even though |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 小说 (小說) | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 说话 (說話) | shuō huà | to speak; to say |
See also: Japanese symbol for “though”.
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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