Chinese symbol for “cherish”
爱护
ài hù
Traditional: 愛護
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cherish is 爱护 (ài hù), defined as: to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect.
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 “cherish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 珍爱 (珍愛) | zhēn ài | to cherish |
| 爱惜 (愛惜) | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure |
| 惜 | xī | to cherish; to begrudge |
| 疼惜 | téng xī | to cherish; to dote on |
| 抱 | bào | to hold; to carry (in one's arms) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 爱护.
| 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 |
| 保护 (保護) | bǎo hù | to protect; to defend |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cherish”.
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.