Chinese symbol for “decorated”

雕饰

diāo shì

Traditional: 雕飾

to carve; to decorate; carved; decorated

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decorated is 雕饰 (diāo shì), defined as: to carve; to decorate; carved; decorated.

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

雕 diāo

to carve, to engrave; eagle, vulture

radical 172 ⾫ · 16 strokes

饰 shì

to decorate, to adorn; ornament

radical 184 ⾷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

飾 shì

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雕饰.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
雕像	diāo xiàng	sculpture; (carved) statue
雕塑	diāo sù	a statue; a Buddhist image
雕刻	diāo kè	to carve; to engrave
浮雕	fú diāo	relief sculpture
石雕	shí diāo	stone carving; carved sculpture
雕琢	diāo zhuó	to sculpt; to carve (jade)
装饰 (裝飾)	zhuāng shì	to decorate; decoration
服饰 (服飾)	fú shì	apparel; clothing and personal adornment

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.