Chinese symbol for “genealogy”
家谱
jiā pǔ
Traditional: 家譜
genealogy; family tree
The closest CC-CEDICT match for genealogy is 家谱 (jiā pǔ), defined as: genealogy; family tree.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “genealogy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 谱系 (譜系) | pǔ xì | (lit. and fig.) genealogy; lineage; spectrum (esp. in autism terminology) |
| 世系 | shì xì | lineage; genealogy |
| 牒谱 (牒譜) | dié pǔ | genealogy; family tree |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 家谱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household; 户 (hù) |
| 专家 (專家) | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 光谱 (光譜) | guāng pǔ | spectrum |
| 食谱 (食譜) | shí pǔ | cookbook; recipe |
See also: Japanese symbol for “genealogy”.
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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