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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

联 lián
ally, associate; to connect, to join
radical 128 ⽿ · 12 strokes
谊 yì
friendship; appropriate, suitable
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “friendship”

WordPinyinMeaning
情谊 (情誼)qíng yìfriendship; camaraderie
交情jiāo qingfriendship; friendly relations
谊 (誼)yìfriendship; also pr. [yi2]
义 (義)yìjustice; righteousness
友谊 (友誼)yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship

Related words

Other words that share a character with 联谊.

WordPinyinMeaning
联系 (聯係)lián xìvariant of 联系 (lián xì)
联合 (聯合)lián héto combine; to join
联盟 (聯盟)lián méngalliance; union
联邦 (聯邦)lián bāngfederal; federation
联络 (聯絡)lián luòto get in touch with; to contact
友谊 (友誼)yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship
联谊会 (聯誼會)lián yì huìassociation; club
情谊 (情誼)qíng yìfriendship; 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.

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