Chinese symbol for “acknowledge”
承认
chéng rèn
Traditional: 承認
to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for acknowledge is 承认 (chéng rèn), defined as: to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge.
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 “acknowledge”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 答理 | dā li | (usu. used in the negative) to acknowledge (sb's greeting etc); to respond; to answer |
| 认同 (認同) | rèn tóng | to approve of; to endorse |
| 自认 (自認) | zì rèn | to believe (sth in relation to oneself); to regard oneself as |
| 相认 (相認) | xiāng rèn | to know each other; to recognize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 承认.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承诺 (承諾) | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something |
| 承担 (承擔) | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
| 继承 (繼承) | jì chéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear; to support |
| 传承 (傳承) | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times) |
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “acknowledge”.
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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