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Chinese symbol for “duplicate”

复制
fù zhì
Traditional: 複製
to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce

The closest CC-CEDICT match for duplicate is 复制 (fù zhì), defined as: to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone.

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

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “duplicate”

WordPinyinMeaning
副本fù běncopy; duplicate; transcript; (gaming) dungeon; instance; private team mission
复 (複)fùto repeat; to double
抄件chāo jiànduplicate (copy)
复写 (複寫)fù xiěto duplicate; to carbon copy
复印件 (複印件)fù yìn jiànphotocopy; duplicate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复制.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit

See also: Japanese symbol for “duplicate”.

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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