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Chinese symbol for “playwright”

剧作家
jù zuò jiā
Traditional: 劇作家
playwright

The closest CC-CEDICT match for playwright is 剧作家 (jù zuò jiā), defined as: playwright.

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

剧 jù
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes
作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “playwright”

WordPinyinMeaning
戏剧家 (戲劇家)xì jù jiādramatist; playwright

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剧作家.

WordPinyinMeaning
电视剧 (電視劇)diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
悲剧 (悲劇)bēi jùtragedy; 出 (chū)
剧情 (劇情)jù qíngstory line; plot
剧本 (劇本)jù běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto
编剧 (編劇)biān jùto write a play; scenario
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “playwright”.

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.

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