Chinese symbol for “engagement”
婚约
hūn yuē
Traditional: 婚約
engagement; wedding contract
The closest CC-CEDICT match for engagement is 婚约 (hūn yuē), defined as: engagement; wedding contract.
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 “engagement”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 约定 (約定) | yuē dìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain |
| 约会 (約會) | yuē huì | appointment; engagement |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 婚约.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | marriage; matrimony; 桩 (zhuāng),次 (cì) |
| 离婚 (離婚) | lí hūn | to divorce |
| 婚礼 (婚禮) | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding |
| 已婚 | yǐ hūn | married |
| 求婚 | qiú hūn | to propose marriage |
| 大约 (大約) | dà yuē | approximately; probably |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
See also: Japanese symbol for “engagement”.
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.