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Chinese symbol for “fondle”

抚弄
fǔ nòng
Traditional: 撫弄
to fondle; to caress; to stroke

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fondle is 抚弄 (fǔ nòng), defined as: to fondle; to caress; to stroke.

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

抚 fǔ
to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
弄 nòng
to do; to mock, to tease; to play with
radical 55 ⼶ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fondle”

WordPinyinMeaning
抚摸 (撫摸)fǔ mōto gently caress and stroke; to pet
爱抚 (愛撫)ài fǔto caress; to fondle
盘弄 (盤弄)pán nòngto play around with; to fidget

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抚弄.

WordPinyinMeaning
安抚 (安撫)ān fǔto placate; to pacify
抚养 (撫養)fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up
巡抚 (巡撫)xún fǔinspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
抚摸 (撫摸)fǔ mōto gently caress and stroke; to pet
抚慰 (撫慰)fǔ wèito console; to comfort
爱抚 (愛撫)ài fǔto caress; to fondle
玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with
愚弄yú nòngto make a fool out of; to fool

See also: Japanese symbol for “fondle”.

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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