Chinese symbol for “agree”
应
yīng
Traditional: 應
to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must
The closest CC-CEDICT match for agree is 应 (yīng), defined as: to agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “agree”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be willing to |
| 订 (訂) | dìng | to agree; to conclude |
| 相约 (相約) | xiāng yuē | to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement |
| 附和 | fù hè | to agree; to go along with |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 应.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 应该 (應該) | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 应用 (應用) | yìng yòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 应当 (應當) | yīng dāng | should; ought to |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 相应 (相應) | xiāng yìng | to correspond; answering (one another) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “agree”.
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.