Chinese symbol for “constitution”
宪法
xiàn fǎ
Traditional: 憲法
constitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for constitution is 宪法 (xiàn fǎ), defined as: constitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “constitution”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 体质 (體質) | tǐ zhì | (a person's) constitution; underlying physical condition; physical makeup; (of an organization, society etc) structural soundness |
| 章程 | zhāng chéng | rules; regulations |
| 宪 (憲) | xiàn | statute; constitution |
| 会章 (會章) | huì zhāng | constitution; bylaws; charter (of an organization etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宪法.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宪章 (憲章) | xiàn zhāng | charter |
| 宪政 (憲政) | xiàn zhèng | constitutional government |
| 宪兵 (憲兵) | xiàn bīng | military police |
| 违宪 (違憲) | wéi xiàn | unconstitutional |
| 立宪 (立憲) | lì xiàn | to set up a constitution |
| 无法 (無法) | wú fǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
See also: Japanese symbol for “constitution”.
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.