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Chinese symbol for “charter”

宪章
xiàn zhāng
Traditional: 憲章
charter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for charter is 宪章 (xiàn zhāng), defined as: charter.

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

宪 xiàn
constitution, statute, law
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes
章 zhāng
chapter, section, writing; seal
radical 180 ⾳ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “charter”

WordPinyinMeaning
租zūto hire; to rent
特许状 (特許狀)tè xǔ zhuàngcharter
章程zhāng chéngrules; regulations
约章 (約章)yuē zhāngcharter
包乘bāo chéngto charter (a car, ship, plane)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宪章.

WordPinyinMeaning
宪法 (憲法)xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù)
宪政 (憲政)xiàn zhèngconstitutional government
宪兵 (憲兵)xiàn bīngmilitary police
违宪 (違憲)wéi xiànunconstitutional
立宪 (立憲)lì xiànto set up a constitution
文章wén zhāngarticle; essay
勋章 (勛章)xūn zhāngmedal; decoration
章程zhāng chéngrules; regulations

See also: Japanese symbol for “charter”.

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.