Chinese symbol for “devotee”
饭
fàn
Traditional: 飯
cooked rice; measure word: 碗 (wǎn); meal; 顿 (dùn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for devotee is 饭 (fàn), defined as: cooked rice; measure word: 碗 (wǎn); meal; 顿 (dùn); (loanword) fan; devotee.
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
Other Chinese words for “devotee”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 饭.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃饭 (吃飯) | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 饭店 (飯店) | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 做饭 (做飯) | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook |
| 晚饭 (晚飯) | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 午饭 (午飯) | wǔ fàn | lunch; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
| 早饭 (早飯) | zǎo fàn | breakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “devotee”.
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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