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Chinese symbol for “deposition”

口供
kǒu gòng
oral confession (as opposed to 笔供 (bǐ gòng)); statement; deposition

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deposition is 口供 (kǒu gòng), defined as: oral confession (as opposed to 笔供 (bǐ gòng)); statement; deposition.

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

口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes
供 gòng
to supply, to provide for; to offer in worship
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “deposition”

WordPinyinMeaning
宣誓供词证明 (宣誓供詞證明)xuān shì gòng cí zhèng míng(law) affidavit; deposition

Related words

Other words that share a character with 口供.

WordPinyinMeaning
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)
进口 (進口)jìn kǒuto import; imported
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
门口 (門口)mén kǒudoorway; gate
入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
供应 (供應)gōng yìngto supply; to provide (goods, services etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “deposition”.

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.