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Chinese symbol for “enact”

颁布
bān bù
Traditional: 頒布
to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for enact is 颁布 (bān bù), defined as: to issue; to proclaim; to enact (laws, decrees etc).

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

颁 bān
to bestow, to confer; to publish
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes
布 bù
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “enact”

WordPinyinMeaning
演绎 (演繹)yǎn yì(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 颁布.

WordPinyinMeaning
颁发 (頒發)bān fāto issue; to promulgate
颁奖 (頒獎)bān jiǎngto confer an award
颁行 (頒行)bān xíngissue for enforcement
颁授 (頒授)bān shòuto confer (e.g. a diploma); to award
颁赐 (頒賜)bān cìto award (a medal etc)
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)
公布 (公佈)gōng bùvariant of 公布 (gōng bù)

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.