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Chinese symbol for “beloved”

心爱
xīn ài
Traditional: 心愛
beloved

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beloved is 心爱 (xīn ài), defined as: beloved.

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

心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “beloved”

WordPinyinMeaning
亲爱 (親愛)qīn àidear; beloved

Related words

Other words that share a character with 心爱.

WordPinyinMeaning
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
开心 (開心)kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
心里 (心裡)xīn lichest; heart; mind
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute

See also: Japanese symbol for “beloved”.

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.