Chinese symbol for “quotation”
语录
yǔ lù
Traditional: 語錄
quotation (from a book or existing source)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for quotation is 语录 (yǔ lù), defined as: quotation (from a book or existing source).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “quotation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引文 | yǐn wén | quotation; citation |
| 报价单 (報價單) | bào jià dān | quotation; price list |
| 引语 (引語) | yǐn yǔ | quotation |
| 引征 (引徵) | yǐn zhēng | quotation; citing |
| 引用句 | yǐn yòng jù | quotation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 语录.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 标语 (標語) | biāo yǔ | written slogan; placard |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yǔ | words; speech |
| 语文 (語文) | yǔ wén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) |
| 记录 (記錄) | jì lù | to record; record (esp. a written account) |
| 纪录 (紀錄) | jì lù | variant of 记录 (jì lù); (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferr |
| 目录 (目錄) | mù lù | catalog; table of contents |
See also: Japanese symbol for “quotation”.
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.