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Chinese symbol for “narcissism”

自恋
zì liàn
Traditional: 自戀
narcissism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for narcissism is 自恋 (zì liàn), defined as: narcissism.

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

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
恋 liàn
love; to yearn for, to long for
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “narcissism”

WordPinyinMeaning
孤芳自赏 (孤芳自賞)gū fāng zì shǎnglone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism; self-love

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自恋.

WordPinyinMeaning
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自然zì ránnature; natural
自动 (自動)zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
同性恋 (同性戀)tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person
恋爱 (戀愛)liàn ài(romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “narcissism”.

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.