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Chinese symbol for “homesick”

想家
xiǎng jiā
homesick

The closest CC-CEDICT match for homesick is 想家 (xiǎng jiā), defined as: homesick.

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

想 xiǎng
to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “homesick”

WordPinyinMeaning
怀乡 (懷鄉)huái xiānghomesick

Related words

Other words that share a character with 想家.

WordPinyinMeaning
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like
思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking
不想bù xiǎngunexpectedly; to one's surprise
想到xiǎng dàoto think of; to call to mind
想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
梦想 (夢想)mèng xiǎng(fig.) to dream of; dream
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family

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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