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Chinese symbol for “dogma”

教条
jiào tiáo
Traditional: 教條
doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dogma is 教条 (jiào tiáo), defined as: doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic.

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

教 jiào
school, education
radical 66 ⽁ · 11 strokes
条 tiáo
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 教条.

WordPinyinMeaning
教育jiào yùto educate; to teach
教师 (教師)jiào shīteacher; 个 (gè)
宗教zōng jiàoreligion
教授jiāo shòuto teach (a subject)
教学 (教學)jiāo xuéto teach
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact

See also: Japanese symbol for “dogma”.

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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