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Chinese symbol for “reprint”

翻版
fān bǎn
to reprint; reproduction; pirate copy; (fig.) imitation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reprint is 翻版 (fān bǎn), defined as: to reprint; reproduction; pirate copy; (fig.) imitation; carbon copy; clone.

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

翻 fān
to upset, to capsize, to flip over
radical 124 ⽻ · 18 strokes
版 bǎn
printing block, edition; register; volume, version
radical 91 ⽚ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “reprint”

WordPinyinMeaning
重印chóng yìnto reprint
复刻 (復刻)fù kèto reprint (a work that has been out of print); to reissue (a vinyl album as a CD, etc)
翻印fān yìnto reprint (generally without authorization)
重刊chóng kānto reprint
再版zài bǎnsecond edition; reprint

Related words

Other words that share a character with 翻版.

WordPinyinMeaning
翻译 (翻譯)fān yìto translate; to interpret
推翻tuī fānto overthrow
翻身fān shēnto turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself
翻唱fān chàngto cover (a previously recorded song); cover version (of a song)
翻转 (翻轉)fān zhuǎnto roll; to turn over
翻新fān xīnto revamp; a face-lift
版本bǎn běnversion; edition
出版chū bǎnto publish

See also: Japanese symbol for “reprint”.

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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