Chinese symbol for “dictionary”
词典
cí diǎn
Traditional: 詞典
dictionary; measure word: 本 (běn), 部 (bù)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dictionary is 词典 (cí diǎn), defined as: dictionary; measure word: 本 (běn), 部 (bù).
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 “dictionary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辞书 (辭書) | cí shū | dictionary; encyclopedia |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典 (cí diǎn), which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 词典.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌词 (歌詞) | gē cí | song lyric; lyrics |
| 词汇 (詞匯) | cí huì | variant of 词汇 (cí huì) |
| 名词 (名詞) | míng cí | (linguistics) noun; term (name for a concept) |
| 词语 (詞語) | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term) |
| 单词 (單詞) | dān cí | word; 个 (gè) |
| 经典 (經典) | jīng diǎn | the classics; scriptures |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model; typical case |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dictionary”.
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.