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Chinese symbol for “cronies”

三朋四友
sān péng sì yǒu
friends; cronies

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cronies is 三朋四友 (sān péng sì yǒu), defined as: friends; cronies.

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

三 sān
three
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
朋 péng
friend, pal, acquaintance
radical 74 ⽉ · 8 strokes
四 sì
four
radical 31 ⼞ · 5 strokes
友 yǒu
friend, companion; fraternity
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 三朋四友.

WordPinyinMeaning
三星sān xīngthree major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion
三次sān cìthird; three times
三级 (三級)sān jígrade 3; third class
十三shí sānthirteen; 13
三分sān fēnsomewhat; to some degree
第三方dì sān fāngthird party
朋友péng youfriend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)
女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
四大sì dàthe four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debate
网友 (網友)wǎng yǒuonline friend; netizen; Internet user

See also: Japanese symbol for “cronies”.

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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