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Chinese symbol for “written”

成文
chéng wén
written; statutory

The closest CC-CEDICT match for written is 成文 (chéng wén), defined as: written; statutory.

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

成 chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes
文 wén
culture, literature, writing
radical 67 ⽂ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “written”

WordPinyinMeaning
书面 (書面)shū miànin writing; written
笔头 (筆頭)bǐ tóuability to write; writing skill

Related words

Other words that share a character with 成文.

WordPinyinMeaning
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
成员 (成員)chéng yuánmember
文化wén huàculture; civilization
文章wén zhāngarticle; essay

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.