Chinese symbol for “friendship”
联谊
lián yì
Traditional: 聯誼
friendship; fellowship
The closest CC-CEDICT match for friendship is 联谊 (lián yì), defined as: friendship; fellowship.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “friendship”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情谊 (情誼) | qíng yì | friendship; camaraderie |
| 交情 | jiāo qing | friendship; friendly relations |
| 谊 (誼) | yì | friendship; also pr. [yi2] |
| 义 (義) | yì | justice; righteousness |
| 友谊 (友誼) | yǒu yì | companionship; fellowship |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 联谊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 联系 (聯係) | lián xì | variant of 联系 (lián xì) |
| 联合 (聯合) | lián hé | to combine; to join |
| 联盟 (聯盟) | lián méng | alliance; union |
| 联邦 (聯邦) | lián bāng | federal; federation |
| 联络 (聯絡) | lián luò | to get in touch with; to contact |
| 友谊 (友誼) | yǒu yì | companionship; fellowship |
| 联谊会 (聯誼會) | lián yì huì | association; club |
| 情谊 (情誼) | qíng yì | friendship; camaraderie |
See also: Japanese symbol for “friendship”.
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.