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Chinese symbol for “patriotism”

爱国主义
ài guó zhǔ yì
Traditional: 愛國主義
patriotism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for patriotism is 爱国主义 (ài guó zhǔ yì), defined as: patriotism.

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

爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes
国 guó
country, nation, state; national
radical 31 ⼞ · 8 strokes
主 zhǔ
to own; to host; master; host; lord
radical 3 ⼂ · 5 strokes
义 yì
right conduct, propriety; justice
radical 3 ⼂ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爱国主义.

WordPinyinMeaning
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
爱国 (愛國)ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
亲爱 (親愛)qīn àidear; beloved
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state
国际 (國際)guó jìinternational
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
意义 (意義)yì yìsense; meaning

See also: Japanese symbol for “patriotism”.

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.