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Chinese symbol for “label”

标签
biāo qiān
Traditional: 標籤
label; tag; (computing) tab (GUI element)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for label is 标签 (biāo qiān), defined as: label; tag; (computing) tab (GUI element).

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

标 biāo
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
签 qiān
to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper
radical 118 ⽵ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “label”

WordPinyinMeaning
冠以guàn yǐto label; to call
标牌 (標牌)biāo páilabel; tag; sign; (brass etc) inscribed plate
号 (號)hào(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet
签 (籤)qiāninscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver
标 (標)biāomark; sign

Related words

Other words that share a character with 标签.

WordPinyinMeaning
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
指标 (指標)zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator
标题 (標題)biāo títitle; heading
签署 (簽署)qiān shǔto sign (an agreement)
签订 (簽訂)qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
签名 (簽名)qiān míngto sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph

See also: Japanese symbol for “label”.

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.