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Chinese symbol for “livery”

制服
zhì fú
to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status

The closest CC-CEDICT match for livery is 制服 (zhì fú), defined as: to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees).

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

制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes
服 fú
clothes; to dress, to wear; to take medicine
radical 74 ⽉ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “livery”

WordPinyinMeaning
涂装 (塗裝)tú zhuāngpainted ornament; livery (on airline or company vehicle)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 制服.

WordPinyinMeaning
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit
制作 (製作)zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make
体制 (體制)tǐ zhìsystem; organization
服务 (服務)fú wùto serve; service
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)

See also: Japanese symbol for “livery”.

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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