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Chinese symbol for “sculpture”

雕像
diāo xiàng
sculpture; (carved) statue; measure word: 尊 (zūn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sculpture is 雕像 (diāo xiàng), defined as: sculpture; (carved) statue; measure word: 尊 (zūn).

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

雕 diāo
to carve, to engrave; eagle, vulture
radical 172 ⾫ · 16 strokes
像 xiàng
picture, image, figure; to resemble
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sculpture”

WordPinyinMeaning
雕刻品diāo kè pǐnsculpture
雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image

Related words

Other words that share a character with 雕像.

WordPinyinMeaning
雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image
雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave
浮雕fú diāorelief sculpture
石雕shí diāostone carving; carved sculpture
雕琢diāo zhuóto sculpt; to carve (jade)
好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
图像 (圖像)tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
偶像ǒu xiàngidol

See also: Japanese symbol for “sculpture”.

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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