Chinese symbol for “grow”
增长
zēng zhǎng
Traditional: 增長
to grow; to increase
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grow is 增长 (zēng zhǎng), defined as: to grow; to increase.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “grow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生 | shēng | to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur |
| 生长 (生長) | shēng zhǎng | to grow; to grow up |
| 栽培 | zāi péi | to grow; to cultivate |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 滋 | zī | to grow; to nourish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 增长.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 增强 (增強) | zēng qiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 新增 | xīn zēng | to add (sth new); newly added; additional |
| 增多 | zēng duō | to increase; to grow in number |
| 增设 (增設) | zēng shè | to add to existing facilities or services |
| 长期 (長期) | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 部长 (部長) | bù zhǎng | head of a (government etc) department; section chief |
| 成长 (成長) | chéng zhǎng | to mature; to grow |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grow”.
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.