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Chinese symbol for “transgender”

跨性别
kuà xìng bié
Traditional: 跨性別
transgender

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transgender is 跨性别 (kuà xìng bié), defined as: transgender.

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

跨 kuà
to straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
别 bié
to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, mus
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跨性别.

WordPinyinMeaning
跨越kuà yuèto step across; step over
跨国 (跨國)kuà guótransnational; multinational
横跨 (橫跨)héng kuàto span; to stretch across
跨境kuà jìngcross-border
跨国公司 (跨國公司)kuà guó gōng sītransnational corporation; multinational corporation
跨度kuà dùspan; horizontal distance between vertical supports
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly

See also: Japanese symbol for “transgender”.

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.