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Chinese symbol for “masterpiece”

杰作
jié zuò
Traditional: 傑作
masterpiece

The closest CC-CEDICT match for masterpiece is 杰作 (jié zuò), defined as: masterpiece.

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

杰 jié
hero; heroic, outstanding
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “masterpiece”

WordPinyinMeaning
名著míng zhùmasterpiece
名作míng zuòmasterpiece; famous work
佳作jiā zuòmasterpiece; fine piece of writing
神作shén zuò(slang) masterpiece
顶峰 (頂峰)dǐng fēngpeak; summit

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杰作.

WordPinyinMeaning
杰出 (傑出)jié chūoutstanding; distinguished
豪杰 (豪傑)háo jiéhero; towering figure
俊杰 (俊傑)jùn jiéelite; outstanding talent
人杰 (人傑)rén jiéoutstanding talent; wise and able person
怪杰 (怪傑)guài jiémonstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together

See also: Japanese symbol for “masterpiece”.

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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