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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).

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

宪 xiàn
constitution, statute, law
radical 40 ⼧ · 9 strokes
法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “constitution”

WordPinyinMeaning
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 chéngrules; regulations
宪 (憲)xiànstatute; constitution
会章 (會章)huì zhāngconstitution; bylaws; charter (of an organization etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 宪法.

WordPinyinMeaning
宪章 (憲章)xiàn zhāngcharter
宪政 (憲政)xiàn zhèngconstitutional government
宪兵 (憲兵)xiàn bīngmilitary police
违宪 (違憲)wéi xiànunconstitutional
立宪 (立憲)lì xiànto set up a constitution
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
方法fāng fǎmethod; 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.

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