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Chinese symbol for “ally”

盟友
méng yǒu
ally

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ally is 盟友 (méng yǒu), defined as: ally.

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

盟 méng
alliance, covenant; oath; to swear
radical 108 ⽫ · 13 strokes
友 yǒu
friend, companion; fraternity
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ally”

WordPinyinMeaning
同盟军 (同盟軍)tóng méng jūnally; allied forces
盟邦méng bāngally; allied country
盟méngoath; pledge
友邦yǒu bāngfriendly state; ally
同盟国 (同盟國)tóng méng guóallied nation; ally

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盟友.

WordPinyinMeaning
联盟 (聯盟)lián méngalliance; union
加盟jiā méng(of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise; (of an actor) to join th
同盟tóng méngalliance
结盟 (結盟)jié méngto form an alliance; to ally oneself with
盟军 (盟軍)méng jūnallied forces
朋友péng youfriend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)
网友 (網友)wǎng yǒuonline friend; netizen; Internet user
女友nǚ yǒugirlfriend

See also: Japanese symbol for “ally”.

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.