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Chinese symbol for “gift”

礼物
lǐ wù
Traditional: 禮物
gift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gift is 礼物 (lǐ wù), defined as: gift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn).

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

礼 lǐ
courtesy, manners, social customs
radical 113 ⽰ · 6 strokes
物 wù
thing, substance, matter; creature
radical 93 ⽜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gift”

WordPinyinMeaning
天赋 (天賦)tiān fùgift; innate skill
礼 (禮)lǐgift; rite
礼品 (禮品)lǐ pǐngift; present
赠品 (贈品)zèng pǐngift; complimentary item
天才tiān cáitalent; gift

Related words

Other words that share a character with 礼物.

WordPinyinMeaning
婚礼 (婚禮)hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding
礼拜 (禮拜)lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week
礼貌 (禮貌)lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
典礼 (典禮)diǎn lǐceremony; celebration
礼仪 (禮儀)lǐ yíetiquette; ceremony
人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
动物 (動物)dòng wùanimal
物质 (物質)wù zhìmatter; substance

See also: Japanese symbol for “gift”.

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.