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Chinese symbol for “gestalt”

格式塔
gé shì tǎ
(loanword) gestalt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gestalt is 格式塔 (gé shì tǎ), defined as: (loanword) gestalt.

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

格 gé
form, pattern, standard
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
式 shì
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
radical 56 ⼷ · 6 strokes
塔 tǎ
tower, spire, tall building
radical 32 ⼟ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “gestalt”

WordPinyinMeaning
完形wán xíngtotal form; coherent whole

Related words

Other words that share a character with 格式塔.

WordPinyinMeaning
价格 (價格)jià géprice
资格 (資格)zī géqualifications; seniority
风格 (風格)fēng géstyle
严格 (嚴格)yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
性格xìng génature; disposition
合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
正式zhèng shìformal; official
金字塔jīn zì tǎpyramid (building or structure)

See also: Japanese symbol for “gestalt”.

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.