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Chinese symbol for “triangulation”

三角测量法
sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎ
Traditional: 三角測量法
triangulation (surveying)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for triangulation is 三角测量法 (sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎ), defined as: triangulation (surveying).

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

三 sān
three
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
角 jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
radical 148 ⾓ · 7 strokes
测 cè
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes
量 liáng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 三角测量法.

WordPinyinMeaning
三星sān xīngthree major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion
三次sān cìthird; three times
三级 (三級)sān jígrade 3; third class
十三shí sānthirteen; 13
三分sān fēnsomewhat; to some degree
第三方dì sān fāngthird party
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of

See also: Japanese symbol for “triangulation”.

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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