Chinese symbol for “tolerance”
公差
gōng chā
tolerance (allowed error); common difference (of an arithmetic series)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tolerance is 公差 (gōng chā), defined as: tolerance (allowed error); common difference (of an arithmetic series).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tolerance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承受力 | chéng shòu lì | tolerance; capability of adapting oneself |
| 耐受性 | nài shòu xìng | tolerance (to heat, acid etc); resistance |
| 器量 | qì liàng | tolerance |
| 耐受力 | nài shòu lì | tolerance; ability to survive |
| 包容心 | bāo róng xīn | tolerance; acceptance; inclusivity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 公差.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公布 (公佈) | gōng bù | variant of 公布 (gōng bù) |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly |
| 差别 (差別) | chā bié | difference; distinction; disparity |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tolerance”.
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.