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Chinese symbol for “rules”

章程
zhāng chéng
rules; regulations; constitution; statute

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rules is 章程 (zhāng chéng), defined as: rules; regulations; constitution; statute; articles of association (of company); articles of incorporation.

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

章 zhāng
chapter, section, writing; seal
radical 180 ⾳ · 11 strokes
程 chéng
process, rules; journey, trip; agenda, schedule
radical 115 ⽲ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rules”

WordPinyinMeaning
守则 (守則)shǒu zérules; regulations
规程 (規程)guī chéngrules; regulations
条例 (條例)tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
科kēbranch of study; administrative section
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

Related words

Other words that share a character with 章程.

WordPinyinMeaning
文章wén zhāngarticle; essay
宪章 (憲章)xiàn zhāngcharter
勋章 (勛章)xūn zhāngmedal; decoration
章节 (章節)zhāng jiéchapter; section
规章 (規章)guī zhāngrule; regulation
过程 (過程)guò chéngcourse of events; process
工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent

See also: Japanese symbol for “rules”.

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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