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Chinese symbol for “endorse”

拥护
yōng hù
Traditional: 擁護
to endorse; to support

The closest CC-CEDICT match for endorse is 拥护 (yōng hù), defined as: to endorse; to support.

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

拥 yōng
to have, to hold; to embrace, to hug; to flock, to throng
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
护 hù
to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “endorse”

WordPinyinMeaning
赞同 (贊同)zàn tóngto approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse
推戴tuī dàito endorse (sb for leader)
认同 (認同)rèn tóngto approve of; to endorse
审批 (審批)shěn pīto examine and approve; to endorse
代言dài yánto be a spokesperson; to be an ambassador (for a brand)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拥护.

WordPinyinMeaning
拥有 (擁有)yōng yǒuto have; to possess; to own
拥抱 (擁抱)yōng bàoto embrace; to hug
拥挤 (擁擠)yōng jǐcrowded; to throng
拥堵 (擁堵)yōng dǔ(of traffic) to become congested; congestion
拥护者 (擁護者)yōng hù zhěsupporter (person)
保护 (保護)bǎo hùto protect; to defend
维护 (維護)wéi hùto defend; to safeguard
护士 (護士)hù shinurse

See also: Japanese symbol for “endorse”.

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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