Chinese symbol for “costume”
装
zhuāng
Traditional: 裝
adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for costume is 装 (zhuāng), defined as: adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role.
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 “costume”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 服装 (服裝) | fú zhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 品服 | pǐn fú | costume; ceremonial dress (determining the grade of an official) |
| 造型服装 (造型服裝) | zào xíng fú zhuāng | costume |
| 道具服 | dào jù fú | costume |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 装.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
| 装备 (裝備) | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip |
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
| 服装 (服裝) | fú zhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 装饰 (裝飾) | zhuāng shì | to decorate; decoration |
See also: Japanese symbol for “costume”.
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.