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Chinese symbol for “gloria”

荣光颂
róng guāng sòng
Traditional: 榮光頌
Gloria (in Catholic mass)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gloria is 荣光颂 (róng guāng sòng), defined as: Gloria (in Catholic mass).

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

荣 róng
glory, honor; to flourish, to prosper
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
颂 sòng
to laud, to acclaim; ode, hymn
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “gloria”

WordPinyinMeaning
荣归主 (榮歸主)róng guī zhǔGloria (section of Catholic mass)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 荣光颂.

WordPinyinMeaning
荣誉 (榮譽)róng yùhonor; credit
繁荣 (繁榮)fán róngprosperous; booming
荣耀 (榮耀)róng yàohonor; glory
光荣 (光榮)guāng rónghonor and glory; glorious
荣获 (榮獲)róng huòbe honored with
荣幸 (榮幸)róng xìnghonored (to have the privilege of ...)
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
歌颂 (歌頌)gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol

See also: Japanese symbol for “gloria”.

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.