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Chinese symbol for “architectural”

建筑学
jiàn zhù xué
Traditional: 建築學
architectural; architecture

The closest CC-CEDICT match for architectural is 建筑学 (jiàn zhù xué), defined as: architectural; architecture.

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

建 jiàn
to build, to erect; to establish, to found
radical 54 ⼵ · 9 strokes
筑 zhù
building; a five-string lute
radical 118 ⽵ · 12 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 建筑学.

WordPinyinMeaning
建设 (建設)jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
建筑 (建築)jiàn zhùto construct; building
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build
建成jiàn chéngto establish; to build
建筑物 (建築物)jiàn zhù wùbuilding; structure
建筑师 (建築師)jiàn zhù shīarchitect
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “architectural”.

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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