Chinese symbol for “narrative”
故事
gù shi
narrative; story; tale
The closest CC-CEDICT match for narrative is 故事 (gù shi), defined as: narrative; story; tale.
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
Other Chinese words for “narrative”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叙述性 (敘述性) | xù shù xìng | narrative |
| 叙述 (敘述) | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about |
| 叙事 (敘事) | xù shì | to narrate; to recount; narrative |
| 口径 (口徑) | kǒu jìng | bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line |
| 记叙 (記敘) | jì xù | to narrate; narrative |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 故事.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事故 | shì gù | accident; 桩 (zhuāng),起 (qǐ),次 (cì) |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown |
| 故乡 (故鄉) | gù xiāng | home; homeland |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 军事 (軍事) | jūn shì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “narrative”.
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.