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Chinese symbol for “hermeneutics”

诠释学
quán shì xué
Traditional: 詮釋學
hermeneutics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hermeneutics is 诠释学 (quán shì xué), defined as: hermeneutics.

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

诠 quán
to expound, to explain, to comment on
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
释 shì
to explain, to interpret; to release
radical 165 ⾤ · 12 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诠释学.

WordPinyinMeaning
诠释 (詮釋)quán shìto interpret; to comment and explain
真诠 (真詮)zhēn quánto explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text); true commentary
诠解 (詮解)quán jiěto explain (a text)
诠注 (詮註)quán zhùnotes and commentary; exegesis
诠释资料 (詮釋資料)quán shì zī liàometadata
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
释放 (釋放)shì fàngto release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
注释 (注釋)zhù shìto annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “hermeneutics”.

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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