Chinese symbol for “congratulate”
恭喜
gōng xǐ
to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
The closest CC-CEDICT match for congratulate is 恭喜 (gōng xǐ), defined as: to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!.
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 “congratulate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祝贺 (祝賀) | zhù hè | to congratulate; congratulations |
| 贺 (賀) | hè | to congratulate |
| 庆贺 (慶賀) | qìng hè | to congratulate; to celebrate |
| 道贺 (道賀) | dào hè | to congratulate |
| 贺喜 (賀喜) | hè xǐ | to congratulate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恭喜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恭敬 | gōng jìng | deferential; respectful |
| 恭贺 (恭賀) | gōng hè | to congratulate respectfully; to express good wishes |
| 恭维 (恭維) | gōng wei | to compliment; to praise |
| 恭候 | gōng hòu | to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully |
| 恭祝 | gōng zhù | to congratulate respectfully; to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) |
| 喜欢 (喜歡) | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
| 惊喜 (驚喜) | jīng xǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
See also: Japanese symbol for “congratulate”.
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.