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Chinese symbol for “aforementioned”

上述
shàng shù
aforementioned; above-mentioned

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aforementioned is 上述 (shàng shù), defined as: aforementioned; above-mentioned.

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

上 shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
述 shù
to express, to state; to narrate, to tell
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “aforementioned”

WordPinyinMeaning
前揭qián jiē(the item) named above; aforementioned

Related words

Other words that share a character with 上述.

WordPinyinMeaning
以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand
加上jiā shàngto add; plus; in addition; moreover
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned
实际上 (實際上)shí jì shàngin fact; in reality
描述miáo shùto describe; description
讲述 (講述)jiǎng shùto talk about; to narrate; to give an account

See also: Japanese symbol for “aforementioned”.

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.