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Chinese symbol for “bride”

新娘
xīn niáng
bride

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bride is 新娘 (xīn niáng), defined as: bride.

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

新 xīn
new, recent, fresh, modern
radical 69 ⽄ · 13 strokes
娘 niáng
mother; young girl; woman; wife
radical 38 ⼥ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bride”

WordPinyinMeaning
新妇 (新婦)xīn fùbride; (dialect) daughter-in-law
亲 (親)qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood)
新嫁娘xīn jià niángbride

Related words

Other words that share a character with 新娘.

WordPinyinMeaning
新闻 (新聞)xīn wénnews; 条 (tiáo)
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
创新 (創新)chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew
最新zuì xīnlatest; newest
新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind
姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman
娘娘niáng niangqueen; empress

See also: Japanese symbol for “bride”.

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.

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