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Chinese symbol for “twofold”

双倍
shuāng bèi
Traditional: 雙倍
twofold; double

The closest CC-CEDICT match for twofold is 双倍 (shuāng bèi), defined as: twofold; double.

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

双 shuāng
pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
倍 bèi
to double; to increase or multiply
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “twofold”

WordPinyinMeaning
成倍chéng bèitwofold; manyfold
两重 (兩重)liǎng chóngdual; twofold

Related words

Other words that share a character with 双倍.

WordPinyinMeaning
双方 (雙方)shuāng fāngbilateral; both sides
双手 (雙手)shuāng shǒuboth hands
双重 (雙重)shuāng chóngdouble
双眼 (雙眼)shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
双向 (雙向)shuāng xiàngbidirectional; two-way
双边 (雙邊)shuāng biānbilateral
两倍 (兩倍)liǎng bèitwice as much; double the amount
三倍sān bèitriple; three times as much; threefold

See also: Japanese symbol for “twofold”.

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.