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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “version”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing |
| 型式 | xíng shì | type; pattern |
| 口径 (口徑) | kǒu jìng | bore; 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出版 | chū bǎn | to publish |
| 版权 (版權) | bǎn quán | copyright |
| 出版社 | chū bǎn shè | publishing house |
| 新版 | xīn bǎn | new edition; new version |
| 盗版 (盜版) | dào bǎn | pirated; illegal |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental |
| 资本 (資本) | zī běn | capital (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.