Chinese symbol for “hope”
希望
xī wàng
to hope; a hope; a wish
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hope is 希望 (xī wàng), defined as: to hope; a hope; a wish.
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
Other Chinese words for “hope”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 希 | xī | to hope; to admire |
| 期许 (期許) | qī xǔ | to hope; to expect |
| 愿 (願) | yuàn | (bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing |
| 期 | qī | a period of time; phase |
| 祈望 | qí wàng | to hope; to wish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 希望.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古希腊 (古希臘) | gǔ Xī là | ancient Greece |
| 希奇 | xī qí | variant of 稀奇 (xī qí) |
| 哈希 | hā xī | hash (computing); see also 散列 (sǎn liè) |
| 希冀 | xī jì | (literary) to hope |
| 一线希望 (一線希望) | yī xiàn xī wàng | a gleam of hope |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed; to lose hope |
| 愿望 (願望) | yuàn wàng | desire; wish |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hope”.
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.