Chinese symbol for “adhere”
依附
yī fù
to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adhere is 依附 (yī fù), defined as: to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append.
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
Other Chinese words for “adhere”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 附着 (附著) | fù zhuó | to adhere; attachment |
| 粘连 (粘連) | nián lián | to adhere; to stick together |
| 黏着 (黏著) | nián zhuó | to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate |
| 黏附 | nián fù | to adhere; to stick to |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 依附.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 依据 (依據) | yī jù | according to; basis |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 依法 | yī fǎ | legal (proceedings); according to law |
| 依赖 (依賴) | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on; to depend on |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to; in light of |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 附属 (附屬) | fù shǔ | subsidiary; auxiliary |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adhere”.
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.