Chinese symbol for “betrothed”

许字

xǔ zì

Traditional: 許字

betrothed

The closest CC-CEDICT match for betrothed is 许字 (xǔ zì), defined as: betrothed.

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

许 xǔ

to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth

radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

字 zì

character, letter, symbol, word

radical 39 ⼦ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

許 xǔ

Related words

Other words that share a character with 许字.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
许多 (許多)	xǔ duō	many; a lot of
也许 (也許)	yě xǔ	perhaps; maybe
允许 (允許)	yǔn xǔ	to permit; to allow
或许 (或許)	huò xǔ	perhaps; maybe
许可 (許可)	xǔ kě	to allow; to permit
不许 (不許)	bù xǔ	not to allow; must not
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
数字 (數字)	shù zì	numeral; digit

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.