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Chinese symbol for “transitional”

过渡性
guò dù xìng
Traditional: 過渡性
transitional; bridging

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transitional is 过渡性 (guò dù xìng), defined as: transitional; bridging.

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

过 guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
渡 dù
to cross, to ferry over, to pass through
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 过渡性.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
过去 (過去)guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
超过 (超過)chāo guòto surpass; to exceed
过渡 (過渡)guò dùto cross over (by ferry); transition
渡过 (渡過)dù guòto cross over; to pass through
引渡yǐn dùto extradite
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “transitional”.

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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