Chinese symbol for “companion”
伙伴
huǒ bàn
Traditional: 夥伴
companion; pal; partner; business associate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for companion is 伙伴 (huǒ bàn), defined as: companion; pal; partner; business associate.
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 “companion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伙 (夥) | huǒ | companion; partner |
| 伴侣 (伴侶) | bàn lǚ | companion; mate |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion; comrade; fellow |
| 侣 (侶) | lǚ | companion |
| 伴 | bàn | partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伙伴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家伙 (傢伙) | jiā huo | variant of 家伙 (jiā huo) |
| 小伙子 (小夥子) | xiǎo huǒ zi | (coll.) young man; young fellow; lad |
| 合伙 (合夥) | hé huǒ | to act jointly; to form a partnership |
| 伴随 (伴隨) | bàn suí | to accompany; to follow |
| 伴侣 (伴侶) | bàn lǚ | companion; mate |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion; comrade; fellow |
| 陪伴 | péi bàn | to accompany |
See also: Japanese symbol for “companion”.
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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