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Chinese symbol for “transpose”

转置
zhuàn zhì
Traditional: 轉置
to transpose

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transpose is 转置 (zhuàn zhì), defined as: to transpose.

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 zhuàn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
置 zhì
to lay out, to place, to set aside
radical 122 ⽹ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “transpose”

WordPinyinMeaning
移调 (移調)yí diàoto transpose (music)
转位 (轉位)zhuǎn wèitransposition; displacement
换置 (換置)huàn zhìto swap; to exchange

Related words

Other words that share a character with 转置.

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
转型 (轉型)zhuǎn xíngto undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)
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
位置wèi zhiposition; place
设置 (設置)shè zhìto set up; to install
装置 (裝置)zhuāng zhìto install; installation

See also: Japanese symbol for “transpose”.

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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