Chinese symbol for “benevolence”
恩德
ēn dé
benevolence; favor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for benevolence is 恩德 (ēn dé), defined as: benevolence; favor.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “benevolence”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仁爱 (仁愛) | rén ài | benevolence; charity |
| 善意 | shàn yì | goodwill; benevolence |
| 善心 | shàn xīn | kindness; benevolence |
| 仁术 (仁術) | rén shù | kindness; benevolence |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恩德.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | to be grateful |
| 恩典 | ēn diǎn | favor; grace |
| 恩赐 (恩賜) | ēn cì | to bestow (favors, charity etc) |
| 恩惠 | ēn huì | favor; grace |
| 恩怨 | ēn yuàn | gratitude and grudges; resentment |
| 恩爱 (恩愛) | ēn ài | loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character |
See also: Japanese symbol for “benevolence”.
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.