Chinese symbol for “genre”
体裁
tǐ cái
Traditional: 體裁
genre; style; form of writing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for genre is 体裁 (tǐ cái), defined as: genre; style; form of writing.
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 “genre”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流派 | liú pài | tributary (stream); (fig.) school (of thought) |
| 体式 (體式) | tǐ shì | (of characters) form; style (cursive, printed etc); (of a literary work) form; style; genre |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 体裁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 体育 (體育) | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 团体 (團體) | tuán tǐ | group; organization |
| 体系 (體系) | tǐ xì | system; setup |
| 具体 (具體) | jù tǐ | concrete; specific; detailed |
| 总裁 (總裁) | zǒng cái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) |
| 制裁 | zhì cái | to punish; punishment |
See also: Japanese symbol for “genre”.
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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