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Chinese symbol for “complicated”

复杂
fù zá
Traditional: 複雜
complicated; complex

The closest CC-CEDICT match for complicated is 复杂 (fù zá), defined as: complicated; complex.

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

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
杂 zá
mix, blend; various, miscellaneous
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “complicated”

WordPinyinMeaning
繁fáncomplicated; many
繁复 (繁複)fán fùcomplicated
庞杂 (龐雜)páng zácomplex; complicated; many and varied
曲折qū zhéwinding; (fig.) complicated
疑难 (疑難)yí nánhard to understand; difficult to deal with

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复杂.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
杂志 (雜誌)zá zhìmagazine; measure word: 本 (běn), 份 (fèn), 期 (qī)
杂交 (雜交)zá jiāoto hybridize; to crossbreed
杂种 (雜種)zá zhǒnghybrid; mixed breed
混杂 (混雜)hùn záto mix; to mingle

See also: Japanese symbol for “complicated”.

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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