Chinese symbol for “civilization”
文化
wén huà
culture; civilization; cultural; 个 (gè),种 (zhǒng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for civilization is 文化 (wén huà), defined as: culture; civilization; cultural; 个 (gè),种 (zhǒng).
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
Other Chinese words for “civilization”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 文化.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
| 文学 (文學) | wén xué | literature |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 现代化 (現代化) | xiàn dài huà | modernization; 个 (gè) |
| 化学 (化學) | huà xué | chemistry; chemical |
See also: Japanese symbol for “civilization”.
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.