Chinese symbol for “covenant”
圣约
shèng yuē
Traditional: 聖約
covenant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for covenant is 圣约 (shèng yuē), defined as: covenant.
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 圣约.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神圣 (神聖) | shén shèng | divine; hallow |
| 圣人 (聖人) | shèng rén | sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius) |
| 圣母 (聖母) | shèng mǔ | goddess |
| 圣地 (聖地) | shèng dì | holy land (of a religion); sacred place |
| 圣殿 (聖殿) | shèng diàn | temple |
| 圣战 (聖戰) | shèng zhàn | Holy war; jihad |
| 大约 (大約) | dà yuē | approximately; probably |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
See also: Japanese symbol for “covenant”.
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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