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Chinese symbol for “adopt”

采用
cǎi yòng
Traditional: 採用
to adopt; to employ; to use

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adopt is 采用 (cǎi yòng), defined as: to adopt; to employ; to use.

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

采 cǎi
to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
radical 165 ⾤ · 8 strokes
用 yòng
to use, to employ, to apply; use
radical 101 ⽤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “adopt”

WordPinyinMeaning
领养 (領養)lǐng yǎngto adopt (a child, pet etc)
通过 (通過)tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
采行 (採行)cǎi xíngto adopt (a system, policy, strategy etc)
过继 (過繼)guò jìto adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
抱养 (抱養)bào yǎngto adopt (a child)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 采用.

WordPinyinMeaning
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
采访 (採訪)cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news
采购 (採購)cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
开采 (開採)kāi cǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit
采集 (採集)cǎi jíto gather; to collect
使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ
利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of
用户 (用戶)yòng hùuser; consumer

See also: Japanese symbol for “adopt”.

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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