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Chinese symbol for “localization”

本地化
běn dì huà
localization; adaptation (to foreign environment)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for localization is 本地化 (běn dì huà), defined as: localization; adaptation (to foreign environment).

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

本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
地 dì
earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a v
radical 32 ⼟ · 6 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “localization”

WordPinyinMeaning
本土化běn tǔ huàto localize; localization
国产化 (國產化)guó chǎn huàto localize (production); localization

Related words

Other words that share a character with 本地化.

WordPinyinMeaning
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
版本bǎn běnversion; edition
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)
本来 (本來)běn láioriginal; originally
本身běn shēnitself; in itself
地区 (地區)dì qūregion; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
文化wén huàculture; civilization

See also: Japanese symbol for “localization”.

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.