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Chinese symbol for “ontology”

本体论
běn tǐ lùn
Traditional: 本體論
ontology

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ontology is 本体论 (běn tǐ lùn), defined as: ontology.

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

本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 本体论.

WordPinyinMeaning
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
版本bǎn běnversion; edition
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)
本来 (本來)běn láioriginal; originally
本身běn shēnitself; in itself
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ontology”.

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.