Chinese symbol for “statute”
宪
xiàn
Traditional: 憲
statute; constitution
The closest CC-CEDICT match for statute is 宪 (xiàn), defined as: statute; constitution.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “statute”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成文法 | chéng wén fǎ | statute |
| 法规 (法規) | fǎ guī | legislation; statute |
| 章程 | zhāng chéng | rules; regulations |
| 法典 | fǎ diǎn | legal code; statute |
| 功令 | gōng lìng | (historical) official decree; statute |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宪法 (憲法) | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù) |
| 宪章 (憲章) | xiàn zhāng | charter |
| 宪政 (憲政) | xiàn zhèng | constitutional government |
| 宪兵 (憲兵) | xiàn bīng | military police |
| 违宪 (違憲) | wéi xiàn | unconstitutional |
| 立宪 (立憲) | lì xiàn | to set up a constitution |
See also: Japanese symbol for “statute”.
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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