Chinese symbol for “ornamental”
装饰
zhuāng shì
Traditional: 裝飾
to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ornamental is 装饰 (zhuāng shì), defined as: to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ornamental”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 观赏 (觀賞) | guān shǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 装饰.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
| 装备 (裝備) | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip |
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
| 服装 (服裝) | fú zhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 服饰 (服飾) | fú shì | apparel; clothing and personal adornment |
| 掩饰 (掩飾) | yǎn shì | to cover up; to conceal |
| 饰演 (飾演) | shì yǎn | to act; to play a part |
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.