Chinese symbol for “friends”
三朋四友
sān péng sì yǒu
friends; cronies
The closest CC-CEDICT match for friends is 三朋四友 (sān péng sì yǒu), defined as: friends; cronies.
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 “friends”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俦 (儔) | chóu | comrades; friends |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 三朋四友.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三星 | sān xīng | three major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion |
| 三次 | sān cì | third; three times |
| 三级 (三級) | sān jí | grade 3; third class |
| 十三 | shí sān | thirteen; 13 |
| 三分 | sān fēn | somewhat; to some degree |
| 第三方 | dì sān fāng | third party |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 四大 | sì dà | the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debate |
| 网友 (網友) | wǎng yǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
See also: Japanese symbol for “friends”.
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.