Chinese symbol for “bro”
哥们
gē men
Traditional: 哥們
(coll.) dude; buddy; bro
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bro is 哥们 (gē men), defined as: (coll.) dude; buddy; bro.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bro”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老铁 (老鐵) | lǎo tiě | (slang) very close friend; bro |
| 铁子 (鐵子) | tiě zi | (slang) very close friend; bro |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 哥们.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 大哥 | dà gē | eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) |
| 帅哥 (帥哥) | shuài gē | handsome guy; lady-killer |
| 表哥 | biǎo gē | older male cousin through a female relative |
| 二哥 | èr gē | second brother |
| 我们 (我們) | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves |
| 他们 (他們) | tā men | they; them |
| 你们 (你們) | nǐ men | you (plural) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bro”.
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.