Chinese symbol for “boyfriend”
男朋友
nán péng you
boyfriend
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boyfriend is 男朋友 (nán péng you), defined as: boyfriend.
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
Other Chinese words for “boyfriend”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男友 | nán yǒu | boyfriend |
| 情郎 | qíng láng | boyfriend; paramour (of a woman) |
| 男票 | nán piào | boyfriend (Internet slang) |
| 对象 (對象) | duì xiàng | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 男朋友.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
| 男女 | nán nǚ | male-female; male and female |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) |
| 网友 (網友) | wǎng yǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boyfriend”.
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.