Chinese symbol for “obey”
服从
fú cóng
Traditional: 服從
to obey (an order); to comply; to defer
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obey is 服从 (fú cóng), defined as: to obey (an order); to comply; to defer.
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 “obey”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顺 (順) | shùn | to obey; to follow |
| 从 (從) | cóng | from; through; via; (bound form) to follow |
| 巽 | xùn | to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing wood and wind |
| 听 (聽) | tīng | to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 服从.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
| 服装 (服裝) | fú zhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 说服 (說服) | shuō fú | to persuade; to convince |
| 制服 | zhì fú | to subdue; to check |
| 从事 (從事) | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in |
| 从而 (從而) | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obey”.
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.