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Chinese symbol for “petition”

请愿
qǐng yuàn
Traditional: 請願
to petition

The closest CC-CEDICT match for petition is 请愿 (qǐng yuàn), defined as: to petition.

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

请 qǐng
to ask, to request; to invite; please
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
愿 yuàn
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
radical 61 ⼼ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “petition”

WordPinyinMeaning
请愿书 (請願書)qǐng yuàn shūpetition
诉求 (訴求)sù qiúto demand; to call for; to petition; demand; wish; request
呈文chéng wénpetition (submitted to a superior)
呈chéngto present to a superior; memorial
征求 (徵求)zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek

Related words

Other words that share a character with 请愿.

WordPinyinMeaning
申请 (申請)shēn qǐngto apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn))
邀请 (邀請)yāo qǐngto invite; invitation
请求 (請求)qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request (个 (gè))
请问 (請問)qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
聘请 (聘請)pìn qǐngto engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
愿意 (願意)yuàn yìto wish; to want
愿望 (願望)yuàn wàngdesire; wish
自愿 (自願)zì yuànvoluntary

See also: Japanese symbol for “petition”.

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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