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Chinese symbol for “intercede”

说情
shuō qíng
Traditional: 說情
to intercede; to plead for sb else

The closest CC-CEDICT match for intercede is 说情 (shuō qíng), defined as: to intercede; to plead for sb else.

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

说 shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes
情 qíng
emotion, feeling, sentiment
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “intercede”

WordPinyinMeaning
转圜 (轉圜)zhuǎn huánto save or redeem (a situation); to mediate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 说情.

WordPinyinMeaning
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
说话 (說話)shuō huàto speak; to say
听说 (聽說)tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)
说法 (說法)shuō fǎto expound Buddhist teachings
情况 (情況)qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng)
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng)
情绪 (情緒)qíng xùmood; state of mind

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.