Chinese symbol for “chat”
聊天
liáo tiān
to chat; to gossip
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chat is 聊天 (liáo tiān), defined as: to chat; to gossip.
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
Other Chinese words for “chat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聊 | liáo | (coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while |
| 闲聊 (閒聊) | xián liáo | to chat; casual conversation |
| 闲谈 (閒談) | xián tán | to chat |
| 谈天 (談天) | tán tiān | to chat |
| 攀谈 (攀談) | pān tán | to chat |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 聊天.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无聊 (無聊) | wú liáo | bored; boring |
| 聊天室 | liáo tiān shì | chat room |
| 闲聊 (閒聊) | xián liáo | to chat; casual conversation |
| 裸聊 | luǒ liáo | to chat naked (online) |
| 民不聊生 | mín bù liáo shēng | (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史记 (Shǐ jì)) |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chat”.
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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