Chinese symbol for “accepting”
甘于
gān yú
Traditional: 甘於
to be willing to; to be ready to; to be content with; accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for accepting is 甘于 (gān yú), defined as: to be willing to; to be ready to; to be content with; accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “accepting”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 甘于.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甘蔗 | gān zhe | sugar cane; 节 (jié) |
| 甘心 | gān xīn | to be willing to; to resign oneself to |
| 甘愿 (甘願) | gān yuàn | willingly |
| 心甘情愿 (心甘情願) | xīn gān qíng yuàn | delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do |
| 不甘 | bù gān | unreconciled to; not resigned to |
| 甘草 | gān cǎo | licorice root |
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to; as a result of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “accepting”.
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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