Chinese symbol for “artificial”
人为
rén wéi
Traditional: 人為
artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
The closest CC-CEDICT match for artificial is 人为 (rén wéi), defined as: artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “artificial”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial; manpower |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; false |
| 义 (義) | yì | justice; righteousness |
| 虚伪 (虛偽) | xū wěi | false; hypocritical |
| 人造 | rén zào | man-made; artificial |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 人为.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 个人 (個人) | gè rén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own |
| 人员 (人員) | rén yuán | staff; crew |
| 因为 (因為) | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
See also: Japanese symbol for “artificial”.
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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