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Chinese symbol for “layout”

布局
bù jú
Traditional: 佈局
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for layout is 布局 (bù jú), defined as: arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon).

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

布 bù
cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
radical 50 ⼱ · 5 strokes
局 jú
bureau, office; circumstance, game, situation
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “layout”

WordPinyinMeaning
格局gé jústructure; pattern

Related words

Other words that share a character with 布局.

WordPinyinMeaning
发布 (發佈)fā bùvariant of 发布 (fā bù)
宣布 (宣佈)xuān bùvariant of 宣布 (xuān bù)
公布 (公佈)gōng bùvariant of 公布 (gōng bù)
当局 (當局)dāng júauthorities
局长 (局長)jú zhǎngbureau chief; measure word: 位 (wèi), 个 (gè)
局势 (局勢)jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)
局面jú miànaspect; phase
结局 (結局)jié júconclusion; ending; outcome

See also: Japanese symbol for “layout”.

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.