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Chinese symbol for “tussle”

角逐
jué zhú
to tussle; to contend; to contest

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tussle is 角逐 (jué zhú), defined as: to tussle; to contend; to contest.

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

角 jué
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
radical 148 ⾓ · 7 strokes
逐 zhú
to pursue; to expel; step by step
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tussle”

WordPinyinMeaning
掐架qiā jià(of dogs, roosters etc) to fight; to tussle; (of people) to have an altercation with sb (physical or verbal)
厮打 (廝打)sī dǎto come to blows; to tussle
角力jué lìto wrestle; (fig.) to lock horns; to tussle; to wrangle
厮搏 (廝搏)sī bóto come to blows; to fight; to tussle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 角逐.

WordPinyinMeaning
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
角度jiǎo dùangle; (fig.) point of view
主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist
角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook
视角 (視角)shì jiǎoangle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
三角sān jiǎotriangle; (math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角学 (sān jiǎo xué))
逐渐 (逐漸)zhú jiàngradually
逐步zhú bùprogressively; step by step

See also: Japanese symbol for “tussle”.

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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