Chinese symbol for “celebrate”
庆祝
qìng zhù
Traditional: 慶祝
to celebrate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for celebrate is 庆祝 (qìng zhù), defined as: to celebrate.
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 “celebrate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庆 (慶) | qìng | to celebrate |
| 欢庆 (歡慶) | huān qìng | to celebrate |
| 过 (過) | guò | to cross; to go over |
| 庆贺 (慶賀) | qìng hè | to congratulate; to celebrate |
| 欢度 (歡度) | huān dù | to merrily spend (an occasion); to celebrate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 庆祝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庆典 (慶典) | qìng diǎn | celebration |
| 庆幸 (慶幸) | qìng xìng | to rejoice; to be glad |
| 欢庆 (歡慶) | huān qìng | to celebrate |
| 节庆 (節慶) | jié qìng | festival |
| 庆贺 (慶賀) | qìng hè | to congratulate; to celebrate |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings; to wish sb well |
| 祝贺 (祝賀) | zhù hè | to congratulate; congratulations |
| 祝愿 (祝願) | zhù yuàn | to wish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “celebrate”.
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.