Chinese symbol for “phrasing”
用词
yòng cí
Traditional: 用詞
usage (of a term); wording; phrasing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for phrasing is 用词 (yòng cí), defined as: usage (of a term); wording; phrasing.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 用词.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use; to employ |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 用户 (用戶) | yòng hù | user; consumer |
| 采用 (採用) | cǎi yòng | to adopt; to employ |
| 应用 (應用) | yìng yòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 歌词 (歌詞) | gē cí | song lyric; lyrics |
| 词汇 (詞匯) | cí huì | variant of 词汇 (cí huì) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “phrasing”.
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.