Chinese symbol for “attach”
附
fù
to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
The closest CC-CEDICT match for attach is 附 (fù), defined as: to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached.
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
Other Chinese words for “attach”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挜 (掗) | yà | attach; brandish |
| 附带 (附帶) | fù dài | supplementary; incidentally |
| 傅 | fù | (bound form) instructor; (literary) to instruct |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 附.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 附属 (附屬) | fù shǔ | subsidiary; auxiliary |
| 附加 | fù jiā | additional; annex |
| 附带 (附帶) | fù dài | supplementary; incidentally |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document) |
| 依附 | yī fù | to adhere; to attach oneself to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “attach”.
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.