Chinese symbol for “template”
模板
mú bǎn
template; (architecture) formwork
The closest CC-CEDICT match for template is 模板 (mú bǎn), defined as: template; (architecture) formwork.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “template”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 样板 (樣板) | yàng bǎn | template; prototype |
| 型板 | xíng bǎn | template |
| 框 | kuàng | frame (e.g. door frame); casing |
| 范本 (範本) | fàn běn | model (example worthy of being imitated); template |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 模板.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模式 | mó shì | mode; pattern; model |
| 规模 (規模) | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 大规模 (大規模) | dà guī mó | large scale; extensive |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model; mold |
| 模拟 (模擬) | mó nǐ | imitation; to simulate |
| 模特 | mó tè | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 老板 | lǎo bǎn | variant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn) |
| 地板 | dì bǎn | floor |
See also: Japanese symbol for “template”.
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.