Chinese symbol for “confidante”
红颜知己
hóng yán zhī jǐ
Traditional: 紅顏知己
close female friend; confidante
The closest CC-CEDICT match for confidante is 红颜知己 (hóng yán zhī jǐ), defined as: close female friend; confidante.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 红颜知己.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
| 红旗 (紅旗) | hóng qí | red flag; measure word: 面 (miàn) |
| 粉红色 (粉紅色) | fěn hóng sè | pink |
| 红利 (紅利) | hóng lì | bonus; dividend |
| 粉红 (粉紅) | fěn hóng | pink |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color; countenance |
| 颜料 (顏料) | yán liào | paint; dye |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
See also: Japanese symbol for “confidante”.
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.