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Chinese symbol for “entry”

词条
cí tiáo
Traditional: 詞條
entry (in a dictionary)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entry is 词条 (cí tiáo), defined as: entry (in a dictionary).

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

词 cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
条 tiáo
clause, condition; string, stripe
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “entry”

WordPinyinMeaning
分录 (分錄)fēn lùentry (accounting)
条目 (條目)tiáo mùclauses and sub-clauses (in formal document); entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
账面 (賬面)zhàng miànan item in accounts; an entry
标题语 (標題語)biāo tí yǔtitle word; entry (in dictionary)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 词条.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics
词汇 (詞匯)cí huìvariant of 词汇 (cí huì)
名词 (名詞)míng cí(linguistics) noun; term (name for a concept)
词语 (詞語)cí yǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term)
单词 (單詞)dān cíword; 个 (gè)
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 “entry”.

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.