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Chinese symbol for “font”

字型
zì xíng
font; typeface

The closest CC-CEDICT match for font is 字型 (zì xíng), defined as: font; typeface.

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

字 zì
character, letter, symbol, word
radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes
型 xíng
pattern, model, type; mold; law
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “font”

WordPinyinMeaning
字体 (字體)zì tǐcalligraphic style; typeface

Related words

Other words that share a character with 字型.

WordPinyinMeaning
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
文字wén zìcharacter; script
字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè)
字幕zì mùsubtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
汉字 (漢字)hàn zìChinese character(s)
大型dà xínglarge; large-scale
类型 (類型)lèi xíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type

See also: Japanese symbol for “font”.

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.