Chinese symbol for “captions”
字幕
zì mù
subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for captions is 字幕 (zì mù), defined as: subtitles; captions (of a movie etc).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 字幕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 数字 (數字) | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè) |
| 汉字 (漢字) | hàn zì | Chinese character(s) |
| 开幕 (開幕) | kāi mù | to open (a conference); to inaugurate |
| 幕后 (幕後) | mù hòu | behind the scenes |
| 屏幕 | píng mù | screen (TV, computer or movie) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “captions”.
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.