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Chinese symbol for “predicate”

谓语
wèi yǔ
Traditional: 謂語
(grammatical) predicate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for predicate is 谓语 (wèi yǔ), defined as: (grammatical) predicate.

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

谓 wèi
to call, to say, to tell; name, title; meaning
radical 149 ⾔ · 11 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “predicate”

WordPinyinMeaning
谓词 (謂詞)wèi cípredicate (in logic and grammar)
述语 (述語)shù yǔpredicate
语词 (語詞)yǔ cíword; phrase
判断语 (判斷語)pàn duàn yǔpredicate
宾词 (賓詞)bīn cípredicate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谓语.

WordPinyinMeaning
所谓 (所謂)suǒ wèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
无所谓 (無所謂)wú suǒ wèito be indifferent; not to matter
可谓 (可謂)kě wèiit could even be said
称谓 (稱謂)chēng wèititle; appellation; form of address
无谓 (無謂)wú wèipointless; meaningless
何谓 (何謂)hé wèi(literary) what is?; what is the meaning of?
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

See also: Japanese symbol for “predicate”.

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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