Chinese symbol for “brother”
兄台
xiōng tái
Traditional: 兄臺
brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for brother is 兄台 (xiōng tái), defined as: brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age).
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 “brother”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兄台.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers; younger brother |
| 弟兄 | dì xiong | brothers; comrade |
| 兄妹 | xiōng mèi | brother(s) and sister(s) |
| 兄长 (兄長) | xiōng zhǎng | elder brother; term of respect for a man of about the same age |
| 师兄 (師兄) | shī xiōng | senior male fellow disciple or student (by seniority, not age); son of one's teacher who is older than oneself |
| 兄弟姐妹 | xiōng dì jiě mèi | brothers and sisters; siblings |
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 电视台 (電視台) | diàn shì tái | television station |
See also: Japanese symbol for “brother”.
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.