Chinese symbol for “pact”
约
yuē
Traditional: 約
to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pact is 约 (yuē), defined as: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize.
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 “pact”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 约.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大约 (大約) | dà yuē | approximately; probably |
| 条约 (條約) | tiáo yuē | treaty; pact |
| 约定 (約定) | yuē dìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain |
| 合约 (合約) | hé yuē | contract; agreement; measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 公约 (公約) | gōng yuē | convention (i.e. international agreement) |
| 约束 (約束) | yuē shù | to restrict; to limit to |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pact”.
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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