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Chinese symbol for “monograph”

专著
zhuān zhù
Traditional: 專著
monograph; specialized text

The closest CC-CEDICT match for monograph is 专著 (zhuān zhù), defined as: monograph; specialized text.

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

专 zhuān
concentrated, specialized; to monopolize
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
著 zhù
to show, to prove, to make known
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 专著.

WordPinyinMeaning
专业 (專業)zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field
专家 (專家)zhuān jiāexpert; specialist
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
专题 (專題)zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic
专用 (專用)zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated
专辑 (專輯)zhuān jíalbum; record (music)
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
著作zhù zuòto write; literary work

See also: Japanese symbol for “monograph”.

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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