Chinese symbol for “bear”
负
fù
Traditional: 負
to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bear is 负 (fù), defined as: to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc).
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 “bear”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 负担 (負擔) | fù dān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear; to support |
| 熊 | xióng | bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke |
| 承 | chéng | to bear; to carry |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear; to endure |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 负.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 负责 (負責) | fù zé | to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious |
| 负责人 (負責人) | fù zé rén | person in charge |
| 负担 (負擔) | fù dān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden |
| 负面 (負面) | fù miàn | negative; the negative side |
| 欺负 (欺負) | qī fu | to bully |
| 担负 (擔負) | dān fù | to shoulder; to bear |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bear”.
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.