Chinese symbol for “bless”
佑
yòu
(bound form) to bless; to protect
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bless is 佑 (yòu), defined as: (bound form) to bless; to protect.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bless”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呵护 (呵護) | hē hù | to bless; to cherish |
| 赞颂 (讚頌) | zàn sòng | to bless; to praise |
| 庇佑 | bì yòu | to bless; to protect |
| 赐福 (賜福) | cì fú | to bless |
| 祐 | yòu | (of divinity) to bless; to protect |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 佑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保佑 | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect; blessing |
| 庇佑 | bì yòu | to bless; to protect |
| 护佑 (護佑) | hù yòu | to bless and protect; to protect |
| 佑护 (佑護) | yòu hù | blessing |
| 邻佑 (鄰佑) | lín yòu | variant of 邻右 (lín yòu) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bless”.
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.