Chinese symbol for “goodwill”
善意
shàn yì
goodwill; benevolence; kindness
The closest CC-CEDICT match for goodwill is 善意 (shàn yì), defined as: goodwill; benevolence; kindness.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “goodwill”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亲善 (親善) | qīn shàn | goodwill |
| 美意 | měi yì | goodwill; kindness |
| 商誉 (商譽) | shāng yù | (commerce) prestige; reputation; (accounting) goodwill |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 善意.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve |
| 完善 | wán shàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed |
| 慈善 | cí shàn | benevolent; charitable |
| 善于 (善於) | shàn yú | to be good at; to be adept at |
| 善良 | shàn liáng | good and honest; kindhearted |
| 友善 | yǒu shàn | friendly |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “goodwill”.
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.