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Chinese symbol for “learning”

学术
xué shù
Traditional: 學術
learning; science; academic; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for learning is 学术 (xué shù), defined as: learning; science; academic; 个 (gè).

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

学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes
术 shù
skill, art; method, technique; trick
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “learning”

WordPinyinMeaning
学问 (學問)xué wènlearning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (门 (mén)); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, sele
智识 (智識)zhì shíknowledge; learning; (attributive) intellectual

Related words

Other words that share a character with 学术.

WordPinyinMeaning
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
学校 (學校)xué xiàoschool; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
学习 (學習)xué xíto learn; to study
科学 (科學)kē xuéscience; scientific knowledge
学院 (學院)xué yuàncollege; educational institute
技术 (技術)jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)
艺术 (藝術)yì shùart

See also: Japanese symbol for “learning”.

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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