Chinese symbol for “fellow”
同伴
tóng bàn
companion; comrade; fellow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for fellow is 同伴 (tóng bàn), defined as: companion; comrade; fellow.
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
Other Chinese words for “fellow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小子 | xiǎo zi | (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker |
| 汉子 (漢子) | hàn zi | man; fellow |
| 伙计 (伙計) | huǒ ji | partner; fellow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同伴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 伙伴 | huǒ bàn | variant of 伙伴 (huǒ bàn) |
| 伴随 (伴隨) | bàn suí | to accompany; to follow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “fellow”.
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.