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Chinese symbol for “specification”

规范
guī fàn
Traditional: 規範
norm; standard; specification; regulation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for specification is 规范 (guī fàn), defined as: norm; standard; specification; regulation; rule; within the rules.

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

规 guī
rules, regulations, customs, law
radical 147 ⾒ · 8 strokes
范 fàn
pattern, model, example; surname
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “specification”

WordPinyinMeaning
格式gé shìform; specification
规格 (規格)guī géstandard; norm
格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)
说明书 (說明書)shuō míng shū(technical) manual; (book of) directions

Related words

Other words that share a character with 规范.

WordPinyinMeaning
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
规划 (規劃)guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
规则 (規則)guī zérule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
法规 (法規)fǎ guīlegislation; statute
范围 (範圍)fàn wéirange; scope
示范 (示範)shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth

See also: Japanese symbol for “specification”.

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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