Chinese symbol for “homosexual”
同性恋者
tóng xìng liàn zhě
Traditional: 同性戀者
homosexual; gay person
The closest CC-CEDICT match for homosexual is 同性恋者 (tóng xìng liàn zhě), defined as: homosexual; gay person.
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 “homosexual”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同性爱 (同性愛) | tóng xìng ài | homosexual |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 断袖 (斷袖) | duàn xiù | homosexual; see 断袖之癖 (duàn xiù zhī pǐ) |
| 同性 | tóng xìng | same nature; homosexual |
| 分桃 | fēn táo | homosexual |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 同性恋者.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同时 (同時) | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common; joint |
| 同样 (同樣) | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual |
| 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 |
| 记者 (記者) | jì zhě | reporter; journalist; 个 (gè) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “homosexual”.
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.