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Chinese symbol for “transition”

转型
zhuǎn xíng
Traditional: 轉型
to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transition is 转型 (zhuǎn xíng), defined as: to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product).

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

转 zhuǎn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
型 xíng
pattern, model, type; mold; law
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “transition”

WordPinyinMeaning
跃迁 (躍遷)yuè qiāntransition; jump (e.g. quantum leap in spectroscopy)
过渡 (過渡)guò dùto cross over (by ferry); transition

Related words

Other words that share a character with 转型.

WordPinyinMeaning
转移 (轉移)zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
转变 (轉變)zhuǎn biànto change; to transform
转化 (轉化)zhuǎn huàto change; to turn; to convert; (genetics) to transform
转向 (轉向)zhuǎn xiàngto change direction; fig. to change one's stance
大型dà xínglarge; large-scale
类型 (類型)lèi xíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type
模型mó xíngmodel; mold
典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case

See also: Japanese symbol for “transition”.

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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