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Chinese symbol for “treaty”

条约
tiáo yuē
Traditional: 條約
treaty; pact; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for treaty is 条约 (tiáo yuē), defined as: treaty; pact; 个 (gè).

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

条 tiáo
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes
约 yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “treaty”

WordPinyinMeaning
约 (約)yuēto make an appointment; to invite
议定书 (議定書)yì dìng shūprotocol; treaty

Related words

Other words that share a character with 条约.

WordPinyinMeaning
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条款 (條款)tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law); 项 (xiàng)
条文 (條文)tiáo wénclause; explanatory section in a document
无条件 (無條件)wú tiáo jiànunconditional
大约 (大約)dà yuēapproximately; probably
约定 (約定)yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain
合约 (合約)hé yuēcontract; agreement; measure word: 份 (fèn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “treaty”.

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.