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Chinese symbol for “fable”

寓言
yù yán
fable; allegory; parable; 则 (zé)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fable is 寓言 (yù yán), defined as: fable; allegory; parable; 则 (zé).

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

寓 yù
residence, lodge, dwelling
radical 40 ⼧ · 12 strokes
言 yán
words, speech; to speak, to say
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 寓言.

WordPinyinMeaning
公寓gōng yùapartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套 (tào))
寓意yù yìmoral (of a story); lesson to be learned
寓所yù suǒdwelling
公寓楼 (公寓樓)gōng yù lóuapartment building; measure word: 座 (zuò)
寓居yù jūto make one's home in; to reside in
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
而言ér yán(typically preceded by 就… (jiù xx) or 对… (duì xx) etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
发言 (發言)fā yánto make a speech; statement

See also: Japanese symbol for “fable”.

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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