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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “term”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学期 (學期) | xué qī | term; semester |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 叫法 | jiào fǎ | term; name; way of referring to sb or sth |
| 期 | qī | a period of time; phase |
| 项 (項) | xiàng | back of neck; item |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 术语.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技术 (技術) | jì shù | technology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng) |
| 艺术 (藝術) | yì shù | art |
| 学术 (學術) | xué shù | learning; science |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 艺术家 (藝術家) | yì shù jiā | artist; 个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng) |
| 美术 (美術) | měi shù | art; fine arts |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech 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.