Chinese symbol for “mistress”
情妇
qíng fù
Traditional: 情婦
mistress; paramour (of married man)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mistress is 情妇 (qíng fù), defined as: mistress; paramour (of married man).
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 “mistress”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二奶 | èr nǎi | mistress; second wife |
| 姘妇 (姘婦) | pīn fù | mistress; concubine |
| 女主人 | nǚ zhǔ rén | hostess; mistress |
| 小老婆 | xiǎo lǎo pó | concubine; mistress |
| 小三 | xiǎo sān | mistress; the other woman (coll.) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 情妇.
| 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 |
| 妇女 (婦女) | fù nǚ | woman |
| 夫妇 (夫婦) | fū fù | a (married) couple; husband and wife |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mistress”.
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.