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Chinese symbol for “subscription”

订阅
dìng yuè
Traditional: 訂閱
subscription; to subscribe to

The closest CC-CEDICT match for subscription is 订阅 (dìng yuè), defined as: subscription; to subscribe to.

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

订 dìng
to make an order; to draw up an agreement
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes
阅 yuè
to examine, to inspect; to read, to review
radical 169 ⾨ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “subscription”

WordPinyinMeaning
订费 (訂費)dìng fèisubscription (rate)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 订阅.

WordPinyinMeaning
签订 (簽訂)qiān dìngto agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
修订 (修訂)xiū dìngto revise
制订 (制訂)zhì dìngto work out; to formulate
订单 (訂單)dìng dān(purchase) order
预订 (預訂)yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read
查阅 (查閱)chá yuèto consult; to refer to
阅兵 (閱兵)yuè bīngto review troops; military parade

See also: Japanese symbol for “subscription”.

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.