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Chinese symbol for “deed”

作为
zuò wéi
Traditional: 作為
one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deed is 作为 (zuò wéi), defined as: one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as.

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

作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
为 wéi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “deed”

WordPinyinMeaning
业 (業)yèline of business; industry
契据 (契據)qì jùdeed
举 (舉)jǔto lift; to hold up
房契fáng qìdeed (for a house); 张 (zhāng),份 (fèn)
券quànbond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract

Related words

Other words that share a character with 作为.

WordPinyinMeaning
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus
作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
制作 (製作)zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel

See also: Japanese symbol for “deed”.

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.

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