Chinese symbol for “flattery”
奉承
fèng cheng
to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flattery is 奉承 (fèng cheng), defined as: to fawn on; to flatter; to ingratiate oneself; flattery.
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 “flattery”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马屁 (馬屁) | mǎ pì | horse hindquarters; flattery |
| 媚词 (媚詞) | mèi cí | flattery |
| 高帽子 | gāo mào zi | tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation; dunce cap |
| 佞 | nìng | to flatter; flattery |
| 偏辞 (偏辭) | piān cí | one-sided words; prejudice |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奉承.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奉献 (奉獻) | fèng xiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate |
| 信奉 | xìn fèng | belief; to believe (in sth) |
| 奉行 | fèng xíng | to pursue (a course, a policy) |
| 供奉 | gòng fèng | to consecrate; to enshrine and worship |
| 奉命 | fèng mìng | to receive orders; to follow orders |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 承诺 (承諾) | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something |
| 承担 (承擔) | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flattery”.
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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