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Chinese symbol for “recommendation”

处方
chǔ fāng
Traditional: 處方
medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recommendation is 处方 (chǔ fāng), defined as: medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice.

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

处 chǔ
to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department
radical 34 ⼡ · 5 strokes
方 fāng
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “recommendation”

WordPinyinMeaning
拟议 (擬議)nǐ yìproposal; recommendation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 处方.

WordPinyinMeaning
处理 (處理)chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
处于 (處於)chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
到处 (到處)dào chùeverywhere
好处 (好處)hǎo chǔeasy to get along with
处罚 (處罰)chǔ fáto penalize; to punish
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure

See also: Japanese symbol for “recommendation”.

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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