Chinese symbol for “clone”
复制
fù zhì
Traditional: 複製
to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clone is 复制 (fù zhì), defined as: to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone.
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 “clone”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 克隆 | kè lóng | (biology) (loanword) to clone; a clone; (fig.) to make an identical copy of (a website etc) |
| 翻版 | fān bǎn | to reprint; reproduction |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 复制.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume |
| 复杂 (複雜) | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 重复 (重複) | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate |
| 修复 (修復) | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) |
| 报复 (報復) | bào fù | to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict; to limit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clone”.
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.