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Chinese symbol for “assent”

应从
yìng cóng
Traditional: 應從
to assent; to comply with

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assent is 应从 (yìng cóng), defined as: to assent; to comply with.

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

应 yìng
should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes
从 cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
radical 9 ⼈ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “assent”

WordPinyinMeaning
俞yúyes (used by Emperor or ruler); OK

Related words

Other words that share a character with 应从.

WordPinyinMeaning
应该 (應該)yīng gāiought to; should; must
应用 (應用)yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)
反应 (反應)fǎn yìngto react; to respond
应当 (應當)yīng dāngshould; ought to
适应 (適應)shì yìngto adapt; to fit
相应 (相應)xiāng yìngto correspond; answering (one another)
从事 (從事)cóng shìto go for; to engage in
从而 (從而)cóng érthus; thereby

See also: Japanese symbol for “assent”.

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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