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Chinese symbol for “universality”

通用性
tōng yòng xìng
universality

The closest CC-CEDICT match for universality is 通用性 (tōng yòng xìng), defined as: universality.

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

通 tōng
to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes
用 yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “universality”

WordPinyinMeaning
普遍性pǔ biàn xìngubiquity; universality
共通性gòng tōng xìngcommonality; universality

Related words

Other words that share a character with 通用性.

WordPinyinMeaning
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
通常tōng chángregular; usual; normal; usually; normally
普通pǔ tōngcommon; ordinary
通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “universality”.

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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