Chinese symbol for “heterosexuality”
异性恋
yì xìng liàn
Traditional: 異性戀
heterosexuality; heterosexual love
The closest CC-CEDICT match for heterosexuality is 异性恋 (yì xìng liàn), defined as: heterosexuality; heterosexual love.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 异性恋.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差异 (差異) | chā yì | difference; discrepancy |
| 异常 (異常) | yì cháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally |
| 异议 (異議) | yì yì | objection; dissent |
| 怪异 (怪異) | guài yì | monstrous; strange |
| 诡异 (詭異) | guǐ yì | strange; weird |
| 优异 (優異) | yōu yì | exceptional; outstandingly good |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
| 同性恋 (同性戀) | tóng xìng liàn | homosexuality; gay person |
See also: Japanese symbol for “heterosexuality”.
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.
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