Chinese symbol for “caress”
爱抚
ài fǔ
Traditional: 愛撫
to caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly); affectionate care
The closest CC-CEDICT match for caress is 爱抚 (ài fǔ), defined as: to caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly); affectionate care.
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 “caress”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抚 (撫) | fǔ | to comfort; to console |
| 抚弄 (撫弄) | fǔ nòng | to fondle; to caress; to stroke |
| 摩挲 | mó suō | to stroke; to caress |
| 抚抱 (撫抱) | fǔ bào | caress |
| 吹拂 | chuī fú | to brush; to caress (of breeze) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 爱抚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 爱国 (愛國) | ài guó | to love one's country; patriotic |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
| 亲爱 (親愛) | qīn ài | dear; beloved |
| 热爱 (熱愛) | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 安抚 (安撫) | ān fǔ | to placate; to pacify |
| 抚养 (撫養) | fǔ yǎng | to foster; to bring up |
See also: Japanese symbol for “caress”.
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.