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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “script”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脚本 (腳本) | jiǎo běn | script; screenplay; scenario; libretto; (computing) script |
| 文字 | wén zì | character; script |
| 手稿 | shǒu gǎo | manuscript; script |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi | draft of a document; script |
| 台本 (臺本) | tái běn | script (of a play, movie, or television program) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 剧本.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电视剧 (電視劇) | diàn shì jù | TV series; TV drama |
| 戏剧 (戲劇) | xì jù | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play |
| 悲剧 (悲劇) | bēi jù | tragedy; 出 (chū) |
| 剧情 (劇情) | jù qíng | story line; plot |
| 编剧 (編劇) | biān jù | to write a play; scenario |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version; 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.