Chinese symbol for “dictate”
口述
kǒu shù
to dictate; to recount orally
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dictate is 口述 (kǒu shù), defined as: to dictate; to recount orally.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dictate”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 口述.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; 个 (gè) |
| 进口 (進口) | jìn kǒu | to import; imported |
| 口号 (口號) | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase |
| 门口 (門口) | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance; to import |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe; description |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dictate”.
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.