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Chinese symbol for “tip”

端
duān
(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tip is 端 (duān), defined as: (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out.

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

端 duān
end, extreme; head; beginning
radical 117 ⽴ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tip”

WordPinyinMeaning
末mòtip; end
末端mò duāntip; extremity
小费 (小費)xiǎo fèitip; gratuity
锋芒 (鋒芒)fēng mángtip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point
末梢mò shāotip; end

Related words

Other words that share a character with 端.

WordPinyinMeaning
极端 (極端)jí duānextreme
高端gāo duānhigh-end
客户端 (客戶端)kè hù duānclient (computing)
终端 (終端)zhōng duānend; terminal
开端 (開端)kāi duānstart; beginning
争端 (爭端)zhēng duāndispute; controversy

See also: Japanese symbol for “tip”.

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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