Chinese symbol for “cursive”

手写体

shǒu xiě tǐ

Traditional: 手寫體

handwritten form; cursive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cursive is 手写体 (shǒu xiě tǐ), defined as: handwritten form; cursive.

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

手 shǒu

hand

radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

写 xiě

to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose

radical 14 ⼍ · 5 strokes

体 tǐ

body; group, class; form, style, system

radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手写体.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
手机 (手機)	shǒu jī	cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段	shǒu duàn	method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)	xuǎn shǒu	athlete; contestant
手术 (手術)	shǒu shù	(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)	duì shǒu	opponent; rival
歌手	gē shǒu	singer
写作 (寫作)	xiě zuò	to write; to compose
描写 (描寫)	miáo xiě	to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
媒体 (媒體)	méi tǐ	media, esp. news media

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.