Chinese symbol for “diary”
录
lù
Traditional: 錄
diary; record; to hit; to copy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for diary is 录 (lù), defined as: diary; record; to hit; to copy.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “diary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日记 (日記) | rì jì | diary; 则 (zé),本 (běn),篇 (piān) |
| 日记本 (日記本) | rì jì běn | diary (book) |
| 册历 (冊歷) | cè lì | diary |
| 年历 (年曆) | nián lì | calendar; diary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 录.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 记录 (記錄) | jì lù | to record; record (esp. a written account) |
| 纪录 (紀錄) | jì lù | variant of 记录 (jì lù); (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferr |
| 目录 (目錄) | mù lù | catalog; table of contents |
| 录音 (錄音) | lù yīn | to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段 (duàn)) |
| 录像 (錄像) | lù xiàng | to videotape; to videorecord |
| 纪录片 (紀錄片) | jì lù piàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “diary”.
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.