Chinese symbol for “circular”
通报
tōng bào
Traditional: 通報
to inform; to notify; to announce; circular
The closest CC-CEDICT match for circular is 通报 (tōng bào), defined as: to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal.
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 “circular”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圆 (圓) | yuán | circle; round |
| 圆形 (圓形) | yuán xíng | round; circular |
| 𪢮 (圞) | luán | (dialect) round; circular; (dialect) whole; entire |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 通报.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通过 (通過) | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 沟通 (溝通) | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate |
| 报告 (報告) | bào gào | to inform; to report |
| 报道 (報道) | bào dào | to report (news); report |
See also: Japanese symbol for “circular”.
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.