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Chinese symbol for “script”

剧本
jù běn
Traditional: 劇本
script; screenplay; scenario; libretto

The closest CC-CEDICT match for script is 剧本 (jù běn), defined as: script; screenplay; scenario; libretto.

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

剧 jù
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes
本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “script”

WordPinyinMeaning
脚本 (腳本)jiǎo běnscript; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script
文字wén zìcharacter; script
手稿shǒu gǎomanuscript; script
稿子gǎo zidraft of a document; script
台本 (臺本)tái běnscript (of a play, movie, or television program)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 剧本.

WordPinyinMeaning
电视剧 (電視劇)diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
悲剧 (悲劇)bēi jùtragedy; 出 (chū)
剧情 (劇情)jù qíngstory line; plot
编剧 (編劇)biān jùto write a play; scenario
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
版本bǎn běnversion; edition

See also: Japanese symbol for “script”.

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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