Chinese symbol for “loyalty”
忠诚
zhōng chéng
Traditional: 忠誠
devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for loyalty is 忠诚 (zhōng chéng), defined as: devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “loyalty”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith; devotion |
| 贞操 (貞操) | zhēn cāo | (usually of women) chastity; virginity |
| 忠义 (忠義) | zhōng yì | loyal and righteous; fealty |
| 贞节 (貞節) | zhēn jié | chastity; virginity (of women) |
| 丹心 | dān xīn | loyal heart; loyalty |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 忠诚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠实 (忠實) | zhōng shí | faithful |
| 忠于 (忠於) | zhōng yú | to be loyal to |
| 效忠 | xiào zhōng | to vow loyalty and devotion to |
| 忠心 | zhōng xīn | good faith; devotion |
| 忠告 | zhōng gào | to give sb a word of advice; advice; counsel; a wise word |
| 诚信 (誠信) | chéng xìn | honesty; trustworthiness; good faith |
| 真诚 (真誠) | zhēn chéng | sincere; genuine; true |
| 诚实 (誠實) | chéng shí | honest |
See also: Japanese symbol for “loyalty”.
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.