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Chinese symbol for “revisionism”

修正主义
xiū zhèng zhǔ yì
Traditional: 修正主義
revisionism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for revisionism is 修正主义 (xiū zhèng zhǔ yì), defined as: revisionism.

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

修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
正 zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
radical 77 ⽌ · 5 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 修正主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
修正xiū zhèngto revise; to amend; to rectify
修复 (修復)xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
修建xiū jiànto build; to construct
正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “revisionism”.

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.