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Chinese symbol for “testament”

遗嘱
yí zhǔ
Traditional: 遺囑
testament; will

The closest CC-CEDICT match for testament is 遗嘱 (yí zhǔ), defined as: testament; will.

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

遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes
嘱 zhǔ
to instruct, to order, to tell; testament
radical 30 ⼝ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “testament”

WordPinyinMeaning
遗书 (遺書)yí shūposthumous writing; testament

Related words

Other words that share a character with 遗嘱.

WordPinyinMeaning
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics
遗产 (遺產)yí chǎnheritage; legacy
遗传 (遺傳)yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
遗体 (遺體)yí tǐremains (of a dead person)
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
嘱咐 (囑咐)zhǔ futo urge; to exhort
叮嘱 (叮囑)dīng zhǔto warn repeatedly; to urge

See also: Japanese symbol for “testament”.

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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