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Chinese symbol for “catalog”

目录
mù lù
Traditional: 目錄
catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list

The closest CC-CEDICT match for catalog is 目录 (mù lù), defined as: catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents.

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

目 mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
radical 109 ⽬ · 5 strokes
录 lù
to copy, to record, to write down
radical 58 ⼹ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “catalog”

WordPinyinMeaning
图录 (圖錄)tú lùcatalog
总目 (總目)zǒng mùsuperorder (taxonomy); catalog

Related words

Other words that share a character with 目录.

WordPinyinMeaning
目前mù qiánat the present time; currently
项目 (項目)xiàng mùitem; project; (sports) event
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal
目的mù dìpurpose; aim; goal; target; objective
节目 (節目)jié mù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)
纪录 (紀錄)jì lùvariant of 记录 (jì lù); (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferr
录音 (錄音)lù yīnto record sound; an audio recording (CL:段 (duàn))

See also: Japanese symbol for “catalog”.

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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