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Chinese symbol for “transform”

改造
gǎi zào
to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transform is 改造 (gǎi zào), defined as: to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold.

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

改 gǎi
to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
radical 66 ⽁ · 7 strokes
造 zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
radical 162 ⾡ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “transform”

WordPinyinMeaning
变革 (變革)biàn géto transform; to change
变换 (變換)biàn huànto transform; to convert
蜕变 (蛻變)tuì biànto transform; to morph
转型 (轉型)zhuǎn xíngto undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter

Related words

Other words that share a character with 改造.

WordPinyinMeaning
改变 (改變)gǎi biànto change; to alter
改革gǎi géreform; measure word: 次 (cì), 种 (zhǒng), 项 (xiàng)
改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
改进 (改進)gǎi jìnto improve; to make better; improvement
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
创造 (創造)chuàng zàoto create; to bring about
制造 (製造)zhì zàoto manufacture; to make

See also: Japanese symbol for “transform”.

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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