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Chinese symbol for “formalities”

手续
shǒu xù
Traditional: 手續
procedure; measure word: 道 (dào), 个 (gè); formalities

The closest CC-CEDICT match for formalities is 手续 (shǒu xù), defined as: procedure; measure word: 道 (dào), 个 (gè); formalities.

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

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
续 xù
continuous, serial
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手续.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
继续 (繼續)jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist

See also: Japanese symbol for “formalities”.

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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