Chinese symbol for “clique”
朋党
péng dǎng
Traditional: 朋黨
clique
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clique is 朋党 (péng dǎng), defined as: clique.
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 “clique”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 派 | pài | (literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction |
| 帮 (幫) | bāng | to help; to assist |
| 派别 (派別) | pài bié | group; sect; clique; faction; school |
| 阀 (閥) | fá | powerful individual, family or group; clique |
| 山头 (山頭) | shān tóu | mountain top, esp. one occupied by a mountain stronghold; (fig.) clique; power base |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 朋党.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend; (slang) period |
| 朋友圈 | péng you quān | circle of friends; social circle |
| 政党 (政黨) | zhèng dǎng | political party; 个 (gè) |
| 党员 (黨員) | dǎng yuán | party member |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clique”.
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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