Chinese symbol for “interest”
兴趣
xìng qù
Traditional: 興趣
interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
The closest CC-CEDICT match for interest is 兴趣 (xìng qù), defined as: interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby.
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 “interest”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan); 笔 (bǐ) |
| 兴味 (興味) | xìng wèi | interest; taste |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
| 意趣 | yì qù | interest; point of particular charm and interest |
| 趣味 | qù wèi | fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 兴趣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 兴奋 (興奮) | xīng fèn | excited; excitement |
| 兴建 (興建) | xīng jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 新兴 (新興) | xīn xīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging |
| 兴起 (興起) | xīng qǐ | to rise; to spring up |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 乐趣 (樂趣) | lè qù | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 感兴趣 (感興趣) | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested (in sth) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “interest”.
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.