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Chinese symbol for “review”

复习
fù xí
Traditional: 復習
to review; revision; measure word: 次 (cì)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for review is 复习 (fù xí), defined as: to review; revision; measure word: 次 (cì).

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

复 fù
again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
radical 35 ⼢ · 9 strokes
习 xí
to study, to practice; habit
radical 5 ⼄ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “review”

WordPinyinMeaning
温习 (溫習)wēn xíto review (a lesson etc)
审稿 (審稿)shěn gǎoto review (a paper or manuscript)
评介 (評介)píng jièto review (a book)
覆核fù héto review; to reexamine
回顾 (回顧)huí gùto look back; to review

Related words

Other words that share a character with 复习.

WordPinyinMeaning
恢复 (恢復)huī fùto reinstate; to resume
复杂 (複雜)fù zácomplicated; complex
重复 (重複)chóng fùto repeat; to duplicate
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
报复 (報復)bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation
学习 (學習)xué xíto learn; to study
习惯 (習慣)xí guànhabit; custom
练习 (練習)liàn xíto practice; exercise

See also: Japanese symbol for “review”.

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.