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Chinese symbol for “writing”

著述
zhù shù
writing; to write; to compile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for writing is 著述 (zhù shù), defined as: writing; to write; to compile.

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

著 zhù
to show, to prove, to make known
radical 140 ⾋ · 13 strokes
述 shù
to express, to state; to narrate, to tell
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “writing”

WordPinyinMeaning
文wénlanguage; culture
文字wén zìcharacter; script
写作 (寫作)xiě zuòto write; to compose
文墨wén mòwriting; culture
字句zì jùwords; expressions

Related words

Other words that share a character with 著述.

WordPinyinMeaning
著名zhù míngfamous; noted
著作zhù zuòto write; literary work
显著 (顯著)xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable
著作权 (著作權)zhù zuò quáncopyright
著称 (著稱)zhù chēngto be widely known as
土著tǔ zhùaboriginal
描述miáo shùto describe; description
上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned

See also: Japanese symbol for “writing”.

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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