Chinese symbol for “keepsake”
信物
xìn wù
keepsake; token
The closest CC-CEDICT match for keepsake is 信物 (xìn wù), defined as: keepsake; token.
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 “keepsake”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纪念 (紀念) | jì niàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir |
| 念想儿 (念想兒) | niàn xiang r | (coll.) keepsake; memento; (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) |
| 念想 | niàn xiǎng | to miss (the presence of); to cherish the memory of; aspiration; desire; sth one keeps thinking about |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 信物.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 信号 (信號) | xìn hào | signal |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion); firm belief |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust; to have confidence in |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 人物 | rén wù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc) |
| 动物 (動物) | dòng wù | animal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “keepsake”.
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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