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Chinese symbol for “version”

版本
bǎn běn
version; edition; release

The closest CC-CEDICT match for version is 版本 (bǎn běn), defined as: version; edition; release.

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

版 bǎn
printing block, edition; register; volume, version
radical 91 ⽚ · 8 strokes
本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “version”

WordPinyinMeaning
版bǎna register; block of printing
型式xíng shìtype; pattern
口径 (口徑)kǒu jìngbore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue); version (of events); account; narrative; line

Related words

Other words that share a character with 版本.

WordPinyinMeaning
出版chū bǎnto publish
版权 (版權)bǎn quáncopyright
出版社chū bǎn shèpublishing house
新版xīn bǎnnew edition; new version
盗版 (盜版)dào bǎnpirated; illegal
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “version”.

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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