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Chinese symbol for “folder”

文件夹
wén jiàn jiā
Traditional: 文件夾
folder; file (paper)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for folder is 文件夹 (wén jiàn jiā), defined as: folder; file (paper).

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

文 wén
culture, literature, writing
radical 67 ⽂ · 4 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
夹 jiā
to support; to be wedged between
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “folder”

WordPinyinMeaning
资料夹 (資料夾)zī liào jiā(file) folder
夹 (夾)jiāto press from either side; to place in between
夹子 (夾子)jiā ziclip; clamp
卷宗juàn zōngfile; folder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 文件夹.

WordPinyinMeaning
文化wén huàculture; civilization
文章wén zhāngarticle; essay
文件wén jiàndocument; file
文学 (文學)wén xuéliterature
文明wén míngcivilized; civilization
文字wén zìcharacter; script
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
夹击 (夾擊)jiā jīpincer attack; attack from two or more sides

See also: Japanese symbol for “folder”.

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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