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Chinese symbol for “adore”

爱慕
ài mù
Traditional: 愛慕
to adore; to admire

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adore is 爱慕 (ài mù), defined as: to adore; to admire.

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

爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes
慕 mù
to admire, to desire, to long for
radical 61 ⼼ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “adore”

WordPinyinMeaning
倾慕 (傾慕)qīng mùto adore; to admire greatly
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
向慕xiàng mùto adore
哈hā(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter)
倾羡 (傾羨)qīng xiànto admire; to adore

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爱慕.

WordPinyinMeaning
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
爱国 (愛國)ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
亲爱 (親愛)qīn àidear; beloved
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
羡慕 (羨慕)xiàn mùto envy; to admire
仰慕yǎng mùto admire

See also: Japanese symbol for “adore”.

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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