Chinese symbol for “friend”
朋友
péng you
friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for friend is 朋友 (péng you), defined as: friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi).
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 “friend”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 友人 | yǒu rén | friend |
| 朋 | péng | friend |
| 故 | gù | happening; instance |
| 好友 | hǎo yǒu | close friend; pal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 朋友.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child) |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend; (slang) period |
| 朋友圈 | péng you quān | circle of friends; social circle |
| 网友 (網友) | wǎng yǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
| 女友 | nǚ yǒu | girlfriend |
| 好友 | hǎo yǒu | close friend; pal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “friend”.
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.