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Chinese symbol for “appendix”

附件
fù jiàn
appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment; accessory (for a car, computer etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for appendix is 附件 (fù jiàn), defined as: appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment; accessory (for a car, computer etc); (anatomy) adnexa.

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

附 fù
nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on
radical 170 ⾩ · 8 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “appendix”

WordPinyinMeaning
附录 (附錄)fù lùappendix; supplement; attachment
盲肠 (盲腸)máng chángappendix (anatomy); cecum
阑尾 (闌尾)lán wěiappendix; vermiform appendix (anatomy)
后附 (後附)hòu fùattachment; appendix
盲囊máng nángcecum (anatomy); appendix

Related words

Other words that share a character with 附件.

WordPinyinMeaning
附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
附属 (附屬)fù shǔsubsidiary; auxiliary
附加fù jiāadditional; annex
附带 (附帶)fù dàisupplementary; incidentally
依附yī fùto adhere; to attach oneself to
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
文件wén jiàndocument; file

See also: Japanese symbol for “appendix”.

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.