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Chinese symbol for “semiotics”

符号学
fú hào xué
Traditional: 符號學
semiotics; semiology

The closest CC-CEDICT match for semiotics is 符号学 (fú hào xué), defined as: semiotics; semiology.

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

符 fú
amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
radical 118 ⽵ · 11 strokes
号 hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
学 xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
radical 39 ⼦ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 符号学.

WordPinyinMeaning
符合fú héin accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence
符号 (符號)fú hàosymbol; mark; sign
不符bù fúinconsistent; not in agreement with
相符xiāng fúto match; to tally
字符zì fúcharacter (computing)
音符yīn fú(music) note; phonetic component of a Chinese character
信号 (信號)xìn hàosignal
号码 (號碼)hào mǎnumber; measure word: 堆 (duī), 个 (gè)
学生 (學生)xué shengstudent; schoolchild

See also: Japanese symbol for “semiotics”.

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.