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Chinese symbol for “empathize”

体谅
tǐ liàng
Traditional: 體諒
to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for empathize is 体谅 (tǐ liàng), defined as: to empathize; to allow (for sth); to show understanding; to appreciate.

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

体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
谅 liàng
to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “empathize”

WordPinyinMeaning
共情gòng qíngto empathize
体惜 (體惜)tǐ xīto empathize; to understand and sympathize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 体谅.

WordPinyinMeaning
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
体育 (體育)tǐ yùsports; physical education
团体 (團體)tuán tǐgroup; organization
体系 (體系)tǐ xìsystem; setup
具体 (具體)jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed
原谅 (原諒)yuán liàngto excuse; to forgive
谅解 (諒解)liàng jiěto understand; to make allowances for

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.