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Chinese symbol for “memorandum”

备忘录
bèi wàng lù
Traditional: 備忘錄
memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book

The closest CC-CEDICT match for memorandum is 备忘录 (bèi wàng lù), defined as: memorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum book.

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

备 bèi
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
radical 34 ⼡ · 8 strokes
忘 wàng
to forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
录 lù
to copy, to record, to write down
radical 58 ⼹ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “memorandum”

WordPinyinMeaning
说帖 (說帖)shuō tiěmemorandum; note (i.e. written statement)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 备忘录.

WordPinyinMeaning
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
设备 (設備)shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
具备 (具備)jù bèito possess; to have
装备 (裝備)zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip
配备 (配備)pèi bèito allocate; to provide
筹备 (籌備)chóu bèipreparations; to get ready for sth
忘记 (忘記)wàng jìto forget
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
记录 (記錄)jì lùto record; record (esp. a written account)

See also: Japanese symbol for “memorandum”.

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.