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Chinese symbol for “invitation”

邀请
yāo qǐng
Traditional: 邀請
to invite; invitation; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for invitation is 邀请 (yāo qǐng), defined as: to invite; invitation; 个 (gè).

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

邀 yāo
to invite, to welcome; to intercept, to meet
radical 162 ⾡ · 16 strokes
请 qǐng
to ask, to request; to invite; please
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “invitation”

WordPinyinMeaning
邀约 (邀約)yāo yuēto invite; an invitation
帖子tiě zicard; invitation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 邀请.

WordPinyinMeaning
应邀 (應邀)yìng yāoat sb's invitation; on invitation
邀请函 (邀請函)yāo qǐng háninvitation letter; measure word: 封 (fēng)
邀约 (邀約)yāo yuēto invite; an invitation
邀请赛 (邀請賽)yāo qǐng sàiinvitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)
特邀tè yāospecial invitation
申请 (申請)shēn qǐngto apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn))
请求 (請求)qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request (个 (gè))
请问 (請問)qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?

See also: Japanese symbol for “invitation”.

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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