Chinese symbol for “greet”
迎接
yíng jiē
to welcome; to greet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for greet is 迎接 (yíng jiē), defined as: to welcome; to greet.
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
Other Chinese words for “greet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出迎 | chū yíng | to greet; to go out to meet |
| 奉迎 | fèng yíng | (honorific) to greet; to fawn |
| 招呼 | zhāo hu | to call out to; to greet |
| 施礼 (施禮) | shī lǐ | to salute; to greet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 迎接.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欢迎 (歡迎) | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 受欢迎 (受歡迎) | shòu huān yíng | to be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received |
| 迎来 (迎來) | yíng lái | to welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in |
| 迎战 (迎戰) | yíng zhàn | to meet the enemy head-on |
| 迎合 | yíng hé | to cater to; to pander to |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | directly; direct |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 链接 (鏈接) | liàn jiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink |
See also: Japanese symbol for “greet”.
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.