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Chinese symbol for “photocopy”

复印
fù yìn
Traditional: 複印
to photocopy; to duplicate a document

The closest CC-CEDICT match for photocopy is 复印 (fù yìn), defined as: to photocopy; to duplicate a document.

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

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
印 yìn
print; mark; seal, stamp
radical 26 ⼙ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “photocopy”

WordPinyinMeaning
复印件 (複印件)fù yìn jiànphotocopy; duplicate
影印本yǐng yìn běna photocopy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复印.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
印刷yìn shuāto print; printing
打印dǎ yìnto affix a seal; to stamp

See also: Japanese symbol for “photocopy”.

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.