Chinese symbol for “documents”
牍
dú
Traditional: 牘
documents
The closest CC-CEDICT match for documents is 牍 (dú), defined as: documents.
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 “documents”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 牍.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 简牍 (簡牘) | jiǎn dú | bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times); letter; correspondence; book; document |
| 尺牍 (尺牘) | chǐ dú | (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message |
| 文牍 (文牘) | wén dú | paperwork; official documents and letters |
| 连篇累牍 (連篇累牘) | lián piān lěi dú | (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom); verbose |
| 案牍 (案牘) | àn dú | official documents or correspondence |
| 书牍 (書牘) | shū dú | letter; wooden writing strips (arch.) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “documents”.
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.
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