Chinese symbol for “paperback”
平装
píng zhuāng
Traditional: 平裝
paperback; paper-cover
The closest CC-CEDICT match for paperback is 平装 (píng zhuāng), defined as: paperback; paper-cover.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “paperback”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 简装 (簡裝) | jiǎn zhuāng | paperback; plainly packaged |
| 平装本 (平裝本) | píng zhuāng běn | paperback (book) |
| 袖珍本 | xiù zhēn běn | pocket book; paperback |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 平装.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
| 装备 (裝備) | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip |
See also: Japanese symbol for “paperback”.
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.