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Chinese symbol for “idol”

偶像
ǒu xiàng
idol

The closest CC-CEDICT match for idol is 偶像 (ǒu xiàng), defined as: idol.

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

偶 ǒu
accidentally, coincidently; mate, image, idol
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes
像 xiàng
picture, image, figure; to resemble
radical 9 ⼈ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “idol”

WordPinyinMeaning
爱豆 (愛豆)ài dòu(loanword) (coll.) idol
偶人ǒu rénidol (i.e. statue for worship)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 偶像.

WordPinyinMeaning
偶尔 (偶爾)ǒu ěroccasionally; once in a while
偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional
配偶pèi ǒuspouse
玩偶wán ǒutoy figurine; action figure
木偶mù ǒupuppet
好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
图像 (圖像)tú xiàngimage; picture; graphic
影像yǐng xiàngimage

See also: Japanese symbol for “idol”.

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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