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Chinese symbol for “thesis”

论文
lùn wén
Traditional: 論文
paper; treatise; thesis; measure word: 篇 (piān)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thesis is 论文 (lùn wén), defined as: paper; treatise; thesis; measure word: 篇 (piān); to discuss a paper or thesis (old).

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

论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
文 wén
culture, literature, writing
radical 67 ⽂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “thesis”

WordPinyinMeaning
论点 (論點)lùn diǎnargument; line of reasoning
论据 (論據)lùn jùgrounds (for an argument); contention
学位论文 (學位論文)xué wèi lùn wéndissertation; thesis

Related words

Other words that share a character with 论文.

WordPinyinMeaning
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
讨论 (討論)tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
评论 (評論)píng lùnto comment on; to discuss
论坛 (論壇)lùn tánforum (for discussion)
结论 (結論)jié lùnconclusion; verdict
文化wén huàculture; civilization
文章wén zhāngarticle; essay

See also: Japanese symbol for “thesis”.

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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