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Chinese symbol for “aboriginal”

土著
tǔ zhù
aboriginal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aboriginal is 土著 (tǔ zhù), defined as: aboriginal.

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

土 tǔ
soil, earth; items made of earth
radical 32 ⼟ · 3 strokes
著 zhù
to show, to prove, to make known
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “aboriginal”

WordPinyinMeaning
土著人tǔ zhù rénindigenous person; aboriginal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 土著.

WordPinyinMeaning
土地tǔ dìland; soil
领土 (領土)lǐng tǔterritory
本土běn tǔone's native country; native
土壤tǔ rǎngsoil
国土 (國土)guó tǔcountry's territory; national land
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
著作zhù zuòto write; literary work
显著 (顯著)xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable

See also: Japanese symbol for “aboriginal”.

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.