Chinese symbol for “lover”
情人
qíng rén
lover; sweetheart
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lover is 情人 (qíng rén), defined as: lover; sweetheart.
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 “lover”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱好者 (愛好者) | ài hào zhě | lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan |
| 恋人 (戀人) | liàn rén | lover; sweetheart |
| 姘头 (姘頭) | pīn tou | lover; mistress |
| 姘夫 | pīn fū | lover (of a woman); illicit partner |
| 爱人 (愛人) | ài ren | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 情人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 情绪 (情緒) | qíng xù | mood; state of mind |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lover”.
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.