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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

庆 qìng
to congratulate, to celebrate
radical 53 ⼴ · 6 strokes
祝 zhù
to pray; to wish well; surname
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “celebrate”

WordPinyinMeaning
庆 (慶)qìngto celebrate
欢庆 (歡慶)huān qìngto celebrate
过 (過)guòto cross; to go over
庆贺 (慶賀)qìng hèto congratulate; to celebrate
欢度 (歡度)huān dùto merrily spend (an occasion); to celebrate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 庆祝.

WordPinyinMeaning
庆典 (慶典)qìng diǎncelebration
庆幸 (慶幸)qìng xìngto rejoice; to be glad
欢庆 (歡慶)huān qìngto celebrate
节庆 (節慶)jié qìngfestival
庆贺 (慶賀)qìng hèto congratulate; to celebrate
祝福zhù fúblessings; to wish sb well
祝贺 (祝賀)zhù hèto congratulate; congratulations
祝愿 (祝願)zhù yuànto 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.

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