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Chinese symbol for “annotation”

注
zhù
Traditional: 註
to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register

The closest CC-CEDICT match for annotation is 注 (zhù), defined as: to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register.

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

注 zhù
to concentrate, to focus
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “annotation”

WordPinyinMeaning
诠释 (詮釋)quán shìto interpret; to comment and explain
疏shūto dredge; to clear away obstruction
注解 (註解)zhù jiěto annotate; annotation
附注 (附註)fù zhùnote; annotation
注释 (注釋)zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 注.

WordPinyinMeaning
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
关注 (關注)guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
注册 (註冊)zhù cèto register; to enroll
注重zhù zhòngto pay attention to; to emphasize
专注 (專注)zhuān zhùto focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
注入zhù rùto pour into; to empty into

See also: Japanese symbol for “annotation”.

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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