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

為 wéi

Other Chinese words for “deed”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
业 (業)	yè	line of business; industry
契据 (契據)	qì jù	deed
举 (舉)	jǔ	to lift; to hold up
房契	fáng qì	deed (for a house); 张 (zhāng),份 (fèn)
券	quàn	bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract

Related words

Other words that share a character with 作为.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
工作	gōng zuò	to work; (of a machine) to operate
合作	hé zuò	to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
作品	zuò pǐn	work (of art); opus
作用	zuò yòng	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity
制作 (製作)	zhì zuò	to make; to manufacture
因为 (因為)	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)	chéng wéi	to become; to turn into
认为 (認為)	rèn wéi	to 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.