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Chinese symbol for “term”

术语
shù yǔ
Traditional: 術語
term; terminology

The closest CC-CEDICT match for term is 术语 (shù yǔ), defined as: term; terminology.

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

术 shù
skill, art; method, technique; trick
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “term”

WordPinyinMeaning
学期 (學期)xué qīterm; semester
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
叫法jiào fǎterm; name; way of referring to sb or sth
期qīa period of time; phase
项 (項)xiàngback of neck; item

Related words

Other words that share a character with 术语.

WordPinyinMeaning
技术 (技術)jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)
艺术 (藝術)yì shùart
学术 (學術)xué shùlearning; science
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
艺术家 (藝術家)yì shù jiāartist; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)
美术 (美術)měi shùart; fine arts
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

See also: Japanese symbol for “term”.

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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