Chinese symbol for “liberty”
自由
zì yóu
freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
The closest CC-CEDICT match for liberty is 自由 (zì yóu), defined as: freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 自由.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural |
| 自动 (自動) | zì dòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself; oneself |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to; as a result of |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | reason; grounds |
| 由此 | yóu cǐ | hereby; from this |
See also: Japanese symbol for “liberty”.
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.