Chinese symbol for “affair”
事情
shì qing
affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for affair is 事情 (shì qing), defined as: affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng).
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 “affair”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 务 (務) | wù | affair; business |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing |
| 艳遇 (艷遇) | yàn yù | encounter with a beautiful woman; romance |
| 暧昧关系 (曖昧關係) | ài mèi guān xì | shady relationship; affair |
| 縡 | zài | matter; affair |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 事情.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事件 | shì jiàn | incident; event |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 军事 (軍事) | jūn shì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 情绪 (情緒) | qíng xù | mood; state of mind |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
See also: Japanese symbol for “affair”.
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.