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Chinese symbol for “software”

软件
ruǎn jiàn
Traditional: 軟件
software

The closest CC-CEDICT match for software is 软件 (ruǎn jiàn), defined as: software.

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

软 ruǎn
soft, pliable, flexible; weak
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “software”

WordPinyinMeaning
软体 (軟體)ruǎn tǐ(of an animal) soft-bodied; (Tw) software

Related words

Other words that share a character with 软件.

WordPinyinMeaning
软体 (軟體)ruǎn tǐ(of an animal) soft-bodied; (Tw) software
软弱 (軟弱)ruǎn ruòweak; feeble
柔软 (柔軟)róu ruǎnsoft
软禁 (軟禁)ruǎn jìnto place under house arrest
疲软 (疲軟)pí ruǎntired and feeble
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
文件wén jiàndocument; file

See also: Japanese symbol for “software”.

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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