Chinese symbol for “photograph”
照片
zhào piàn
photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for photograph is 照片 (zhào piàn), defined as: photograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú).
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
Other Chinese words for “photograph”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 影 | yǐng | picture; image |
| 相片 | xiàng piàn | image; photograph |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 照片.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 照顾 (照顧) | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to; in light of |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè) |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture |
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie |
| 片段 | piàn duàn | fragment (of speech etc); extract (from book etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “photograph”.
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.