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Chinese symbol for “everlasting”

永久
yǒng jiǔ
everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever

The closest CC-CEDICT match for everlasting is 永久 (yǒng jiǔ), defined as: everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent.

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

永 yǒng
long; perpetual, eternal; forever
radical 85 ⽔ · 5 strokes
久 jiǔ
long ago; a long time
radical 4 ⼃ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “everlasting”

WordPinyinMeaning
无极 (無極)wú jíeverlasting; unbounded
永存yǒng cúneverlasting; to endure forever
永恒 (永恆)yǒng héngeternal; everlasting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 永久.

WordPinyinMeaning
永远 (永遠)yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal
永恒 (永恆)yǒng héngeternal; everlasting
永不yǒng bùnever; will never
永生yǒng shēngto live forever; eternal life
永久性yǒng jiǔ xìngpermanent
不久bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long
多久duō jiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
长久 (長久)cháng jiǔlong-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent

See also: Japanese symbol for “everlasting”.

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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