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Chinese symbol for “devotion”

热诚
rè chéng
Traditional: 熱誠
devotion; fervor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for devotion is 热诚 (rè chéng), defined as: devotion; fervor.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
诚 chéng
honest, sincere, true; actually, really
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “devotion”

WordPinyinMeaning
忠心zhōng xīngood faith; devotion
慈爱 (慈愛)cí àilove; devotion (to children)
虔信qián xìnpiety; devotion (to a religion)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热诚.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
忠诚 (忠誠)zhōng chéngdevoted; loyal
诚信 (誠信)chéng xìnhonesty; trustworthiness; good faith

See also: Japanese symbol for “devotion”.

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.