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Chinese symbol for “decorative”

装饰
zhuāng shì
Traditional: 裝飾
to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decorative is 装饰 (zhuāng shì), defined as: to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental.

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

装 zhuāng
dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes
饰 shì
to decorate, to adorn; ornament
radical 184 ⾷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 装饰.

WordPinyinMeaning
武装 (武裝)wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment
装备 (裝備)zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
装置 (裝置)zhuāng zhìto install; installation
服装 (服裝)fú zhuāngdress; clothing
服饰 (服飾)fú shìapparel; clothing and personal adornment
掩饰 (掩飾)yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal
饰演 (飾演)shì yǎnto act; to play a part

See also: Japanese symbol for “decorative”.

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.