Chinese symbol for “nostalgia”
怀旧
huái jiù
Traditional: 懷舊
to feel nostalgic; nostalgia
The closest CC-CEDICT match for nostalgia is 怀旧 (huái jiù), defined as: to feel nostalgic; nostalgia.
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 “nostalgia”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乡愁 (鄉愁) | xiāng chóu | homesickness; nostalgia |
| 眷眷之心 | juàn juàn zhī xīn | nostalgia; home-sickness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怀旧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怀疑 (懷疑) | huái yí | to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that |
| 怀孕 (懷孕) | huái yùn | pregnant; to have conceived |
| 关怀 (關懷) | guān huái | care; solicitude |
| 怀念 (懷念) | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of |
| 怀抱 (懷抱) | huái bào | to hug; to cherish |
| 情怀 (情懷) | qíng huái | feelings; mood |
| 依旧 (依舊) | yī jiù | as before; still; to remain the same |
| 仍旧 (仍舊) | réng jiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “nostalgia”.
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.