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Chinese symbol for “bridesmaid”

伴娘
bàn niáng
bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bridesmaid is 伴娘 (bàn niáng), defined as: bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor.

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

伴 bàn
companion, comrade, partner; to accompany
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
娘 niáng
mother; young girl; woman; wife
radical 38 ⼥ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bridesmaid”

WordPinyinMeaning
女傧相 (女儐相)nǚ bīn xiàngbridesmaid

Related words

Other words that share a character with 伴娘.

WordPinyinMeaning
伙伴huǒ bànvariant of 伙伴 (huǒ bàn)
伴随 (伴隨)bàn suíto accompany; to follow
伴侣 (伴侶)bàn lǚcompanion; mate
同伴tóng bàncompanion; comrade; fellow
陪伴péi bànto accompany
姑娘gū nianggirl; young woman
新娘xīn niángbride
娘娘niáng niangqueen; empress

See also: Japanese symbol for “bridesmaid”.

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.