Chinese symbol for “appease”
安抚
ān fǔ
Traditional: 安撫
to placate; to pacify; to appease
The closest CC-CEDICT match for appease is 安抚 (ān fǔ), defined as: to placate; to pacify; to appease.
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 “appease”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绥靖 (綏靖) | suí jìng | to pacify; to appease |
| 怀柔 (懷柔) | huái róu | to conciliate; to appease |
| 抚绥 (撫綏) | fǔ suí | to appease; to pacify |
| 平抚 (平撫) | píng fǔ | to calm; to appease |
| 稳贴 (穩貼) | wěn tiē | safe; to appease |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 安抚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange; to plan |
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety |
| 晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night!; Good evening! |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound; well |
| 抚养 (撫養) | fǔ yǎng | to foster; to bring up |
| 巡抚 (巡撫) | xún fǔ | inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times |
See also: Japanese symbol for “appease”.
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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