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Chinese symbol for “decorum”

体统
tǐ tǒng
Traditional: 體統
decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decorum is 体统 (tǐ tǒng), defined as: decorum; propriety; arrangement or form (of piece of writing).

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

体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
统 tǒng
to govern, to command; to gather, to unite
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “decorum”

WordPinyinMeaning
事体 (事體)shì tǐthings; affairs

Related words

Other words that share a character with 体统.

WordPinyinMeaning
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
体育 (體育)tǐ yùsports; physical education
团体 (團體)tuán tǐgroup; organization
体系 (體系)tǐ xìsystem; setup
具体 (具體)jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
系统 (系統)xì tǒngsystem; 个 (gè)
总统 (總統)zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)

See also: Japanese symbol for “decorum”.

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.