Chinese symbol for “object”
物体
wù tǐ
Traditional: 物體
object; body; substance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for object is 物体 (wù tǐ), defined as: object; body; substance.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “object”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 物件 | wù jiàn | object |
| 对象 (對象) | duì xiàng | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend |
| 客体 (客體) | kè tǐ | object (philosophy) |
| 事物 | shì wù | thing; object |
| 宾语 (賓語) | bīn yǔ | object (grammar) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 物体.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人物 | rén wù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc) |
| 动物 (動物) | dòng wù | animal |
| 物质 (物質) | wù zhì | matter; substance |
| 生物 | shēng wù | organism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio- |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant; vegetation |
| 媒体 (媒體) | méi tǐ | media, esp. news media |
| 身体 (身體) | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
See also: Japanese symbol for “object”.
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.