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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “masterpiece”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名著 | míng zhù | masterpiece |
| 名作 | míng zuò | masterpiece; famous work |
| 佳作 | jiā zuò | masterpiece; fine piece of writing |
| 神作 | shén zuò | (slang) masterpiece |
| 顶峰 (頂峰) | dǐng fēng | peak; summit |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 杰作.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杰出 (傑出) | jié chū | outstanding; distinguished |
| 豪杰 (豪傑) | háo jié | hero; towering figure |
| 俊杰 (俊傑) | jùn jié | elite; outstanding talent |
| 人杰 (人傑) | rén jié | outstanding talent; wise and able person |
| 怪杰 (怪傑) | guài jié | monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to 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.