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Chinese symbol for “admit”

承认
chéng rèn
Traditional: 承認
to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for admit 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

承 chéng
to undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritance
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
认 rèn
to know, to recognize, to understand
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “admit”

WordPinyinMeaning
进 (進)jìnto go forward; to advance
认 (認)rènto recognize; to know
接收jiē shōureception (of transmitted signal); to receive
录取 (錄取)lù qǔto accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student)
吸纳 (吸納)xī nàto take in; to absorb

Related words

Other words that share a character with 承认.

WordPinyinMeaning
承诺 (承諾)chéng nuòto promise; to undertake to do something
承担 (承擔)chéng dānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
继承 (繼承)jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc)
承受chéng shòuto bear; to support
传承 (傳承)chuán chéngto pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times)
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
认真 (認真)rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest

See also: Japanese symbol for “admit”.

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.