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Chinese symbol for “manual”

手册
shǒu cè
Traditional: 手冊
manual; handbook

The closest CC-CEDICT match for manual is 手册 (shǒu cè), defined as: manual; handbook.

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

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
册 cè
book, volume, register, list
radical 13 ⼌ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “manual”

WordPinyinMeaning
手动 (手動)shǒu dòngmanual; manually operated
说明书 (說明書)shuō míng shū(technical) manual; (book of) directions
手工shǒu gōnghandwork; manual

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手册.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
注册 (註冊)zhù cèto register; to enroll
相册 (相冊)xiàng cèphoto album

See also: Japanese symbol for “manual”.

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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