Chinese symbol for “litany”
祷文
dǎo wén
Traditional: 禱文
litany (text of a prayer)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for litany is 祷文 (dǎo wén), defined as: litany (text of a prayer).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “litany”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 祷文.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祈祷 (祈禱) | qí dǎo | to pray; to say a prayer |
| 祷告 (禱告) | dǎo gào | to pray; prayer |
| 祝祷 (祝禱) | zhù dǎo | to pray |
| 祷词 (禱詞) | dǎo cí | litany (text of a prayer) |
| 主祷文 (主禱文) | zhǔ dǎo wén | Lord's Prayer |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article; essay |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file |
See also: Japanese symbol for “litany”.
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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