Chinese symbol for “compound”
配制
pèi zhì
Traditional: 配製
to compound (medicines etc); to prepare (by mixing ingredients); to concoct
The closest CC-CEDICT match for compound is 配制 (pèi zhì), defined as: to compound (medicines etc); to prepare (by mixing ingredients); to concoct.
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 “compound”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 复 (複) | fù | to repeat; to double |
| 大院 | dà yuàn | courtyard; compound |
| 合成物 | hé chéng wù | compound; composite |
| 合成 | hé chéng | to compose; to constitute |
| 复合 (複合) | fù hé | complex; compound |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 配制.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 配合 | pèi hé | matching; fitting in with |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute; to assign |
| 配置 | pèi zhì | to deploy; to allocate |
| 配备 (配備) | pèi bèi | to allocate; to provide |
| 配套 | pèi tào | to form a complete set; compatible |
| 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up; to match |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
See also: Japanese symbol for “compound”.
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.