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Chinese symbol for “abstract”

抽象
chōu xiàng
abstract; abstraction; 种 (zhǒng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for abstract is 抽象 (chōu xiàng), defined as: abstract; abstraction; 种 (zhǒng).

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

抽 chōu
to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
象 xiàng
elephant; ivory; figure, image
radical 152 ⾗ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “abstract”

WordPinyinMeaning
摸mōto feel with the hand; to touch
摘要zhāi yàosummary; abstract
提要tí yàosummary; abstract
大要dà yàoabstract; gist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抽象.

WordPinyinMeaning
抽烟 (抽煙)chōu yānvariant of 抽烟 (chōu yān)
抽出chōu chūto take out; to extract
抽取chōu qǔto extract; to remove
抽屉 (抽屜)chōu tidrawer
现象 (現象)xiàn xiàngphenomenon; 个 (gè),种 (zhǒng)
对象 (對象)duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
形象xíng xiàngimage; form
想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination

See also: Japanese symbol for “abstract”.

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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