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Chinese symbol for “oath”

盟
méng
oath; pledge; union; to ally

The closest CC-CEDICT match for oath is 盟 (méng), defined as: oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia.

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

盟 méng
alliance, covenant; oath; to swear
radical 108 ⽫ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “oath”

WordPinyinMeaning
誓词 (誓詞)shì cíoath; pledge
誓约 (誓約)shì yuēoath; vow
誓言shì yánto pledge; to promise

Related words

Other words that share a character with 盟.

WordPinyinMeaning
联盟 (聯盟)lián méngalliance; union
加盟jiā méng(of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise; (of an actor) to join th
同盟tóng méngalliance
结盟 (結盟)jié méngto form an alliance; to ally oneself with
盟友méng yǒually
盟军 (盟軍)méng jūnallied forces

See also: Japanese symbol for “oath”.

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.

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