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Chinese symbol for “alimony”

赡养费
shàn yǎng fèi
Traditional: 贍養費
alimony; child support; maintenance allowance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for alimony is 赡养费 (shàn yǎng fèi), defined as: alimony; child support; maintenance allowance.

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

赡 shàn
rich, elegant; to support, to provide for
radical 154 ⾙ · 17 strokes
养 yǎng
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
radical 12 ⼋ · 9 strokes
费 fèi
expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful
radical 154 ⾙ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “alimony”

WordPinyinMeaning
生活费 (生活費)shēng huó fèicost of living; living expenses

Related words

Other words that share a character with 赡养费.

WordPinyinMeaning
赡养 (贍養)shàn yǎngto support; to provide support for
培养 (培養)péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
营养 (營養)yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
养殖 (養殖)yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)
养老 (養老)yǎng lǎoto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement
饲养 (飼養)sì yǎngto raise; to rear
养成 (養成)yǎng chéngto cultivate; to raise
免费 (免費)miǎn fèifree (of charge)

See also: Japanese symbol for “alimony”.

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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