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Chinese symbol for “materialism”

唯物论
wéi wù lùn
Traditional: 唯物論
(philosophy) materialism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for materialism is 唯物论 (wéi wù lùn), defined as: (philosophy) materialism.

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

唯 wéi
only; sole
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes
论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 唯物论.

WordPinyinMeaning
唯一wéi yīonly; sole
唯有wéi yǒuonly
唯独 (唯獨)wéi dúonly; just (i.e. it is only that...)
唯物主义 (唯物主義)wéi wù zhǔ yìmaterialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
唯美wéi měiaesthetics
唯恐wéi kǒngfor fear that; lest
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “materialism”.

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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