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Chinese symbol for “semantic”

语义
yǔ yì
Traditional: 語義
meaning of words; semantic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for semantic is 语义 (yǔ yì), defined as: meaning of words; semantic.

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

语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “semantic”

WordPinyinMeaning
语意 (語意)yǔ yìmeaning; content of speech or writing
语意性 (語意性)yǔ yì xìngsemantic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 语义.

WordPinyinMeaning
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation
标语 (標語)biāo yǔwritten slogan; placard
言语 (言語)yán yǔwords; speech
语文 (語文)yǔ wénliterature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning
主义 (主義)zhǔ yì-ism; ideology
社会主义 (社會主義)shè huì zhǔ yìsocialism

See also: Japanese symbol for “semantic”.

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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