Chinese symbol for “heir”
继承人
jì chéng rén
Traditional: 繼承人
heir; successor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heir is 继承人 (jì chéng rén), defined as: heir; successor.
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 “heir”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 后嗣 (後嗣) | hòu sì | heir; descendant |
| 嗣子 | sì zǐ | heir; adopted son |
| 胤 | yìn | descendant; heir |
| 子嗣 | zǐ sì | son; heir |
| 继嗣 (繼嗣) | jì sì | to continue; to continue a family line |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 继承人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 继承 (繼承) | jì chéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 相继 (相繼) | xiāng jì | in succession; following closely |
| 继而 (繼而) | jì ér | then; afterwards |
| 继位 (繼位) | jì wèi | to succeed to the throne |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 承诺 (承諾) | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something |
| 承担 (承擔) | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heir”.
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.