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Chinese symbol for “kindly”

慈祥
cí xiáng
kindly; benevolent (often of older person)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kindly is 慈祥 (cí xiáng), defined as: kindly; benevolent (often of older person).

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

慈 cí
gentle, humane, kind, merciful
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes
祥 xiáng
happiness, good fortune; auspicious
radical 113 ⽰ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “kindly”

WordPinyinMeaning
和蔼 (和藹)hé ǎikindly; nice
可亲 (可親)kě qīnkindly; nice
慈和cí hékindly; amiable
仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
慈蔼 (慈藹)cí ǎi(of demeanor or expression) kindly; benevolent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 慈祥.

WordPinyinMeaning
慈善cí shànbenevolent; charitable
慈悲cí bēimercy
仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable
慈善机构 (慈善機構)cí shàn jī gòucharity
慈爱 (慈愛)cí àilove; devotion (to children)
慈善家cí shàn jiāphilanthropist; humanitarian
吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious
吉祥物jí xiáng wùmascot

See also: Japanese symbol for “kindly”.

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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