Chinese symbol for “parents”
父母
fù mǔ
father and mother; parents
The closest CC-CEDICT match for parents is 父母 (fù mǔ), defined as: father and mother; parents.
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
Other Chinese words for “parents”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 父母亲 (父母親) | fù mǔ qīn | parents |
| 所生 | suǒ shēng | parents (father and mother) |
| 爹娘 | diē niáng | (dialect) parents |
| 二老 | èr lǎo | mother and father; parents |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 父母.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 父亲 (父親) | fù qīn | father; also pr. [fu4 qin5] |
| 师父 (師父) | shī fu | used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master |
| 神父 | shén fu | Catholic or Orthodox priest; Father (title of address) |
| 父子 | fù zǐ | father and son |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 母亲 (母親) | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet); 个 (gè) |
| 航母 | háng mǔ | aircraft carrier (abbr. for 航空母舰 (háng kōng mǔ jiàn)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “parents”.
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.