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Chinese symbol for “console”

抚慰
fǔ wèi
Traditional: 撫慰
to console; to comfort; to soothe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for console is 抚慰 (fǔ wèi), defined as: to console; to comfort; to soothe.

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

抚 fǔ
to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
慰 wèi
to calm, to comfort, to reassure
radical 61 ⼼ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “console”

WordPinyinMeaning
慰藉wèi jièto console; to comfort
宽慰 (寬慰)kuān wèito console; to soothe
安慰ān wèito comfort; to console
劝慰 (勸慰)quàn wèito console
劝 (勸)quànto advise; to urge

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抚慰.

WordPinyinMeaning
安抚 (安撫)ān fǔto placate; to pacify
抚养 (撫養)fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up
巡抚 (巡撫)xún fǔinspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
抚摸 (撫摸)fǔ mōto gently caress and stroke; to pet
爱抚 (愛撫)ài fǔto caress; to fondle
安慰ān wèito comfort; to console
自慰zì wèito console oneself; to masturbate
慰问 (慰問)wèi wènto express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

See also: Japanese symbol for “console”.

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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