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Chinese symbol for “preference”

喜好
xǐ hào
to like; fond of; to prefer; to love

The closest CC-CEDICT match for preference is 喜好 (xǐ hào), defined as: to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference.

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

喜 xǐ
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
好 hào
good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “preference”

WordPinyinMeaning
偏爱 (偏愛)piān àito be partial towards sth; to favor
趣味qù wèifun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喜好.

WordPinyinMeaning
喜欢 (喜歡)xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
惊喜 (驚喜)jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
喜剧 (喜劇)xǐ jùa comedy; measure word: 部 (bù), 出 (chū)
喜悦 (喜悅)xǐ yuèhappy; joyous
最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like

See also: Japanese symbol for “preference”.

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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