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Chinese symbol for “formulation”

说法
shuō fa
Traditional: 說法
way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for formulation is 说法 (shuō fa), defined as: way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory.

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

说 shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
法 fa
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “formulation”

WordPinyinMeaning
配方pèi fāngprescription; cooking recipe
提法tí fǎwording (of a proposal); formulation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 说法.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
说话 (說話)shuō huàto speak; to say
听说 (聽說)tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
办法 (辦法)bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; 条 (tiáo)

See also: Japanese symbol for “formulation”.

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.