Chinese symbol for “relationship”
关系
guān xi
Traditional: 關係
relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect; guanxi (personal connections)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for relationship is 关系 (guān xi), defined as: relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect; guanxi (personal connections).
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 “relationship”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 义 (義) | yì | justice; righteousness |
| 关联 (關聯) | guān lián | to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with) |
| 渊源 (淵源) | yuān yuán | origin; source |
| 关涉 (關涉) | guān shè | to relate (to); to concern |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 关系.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关于 (關於) | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning |
| 有关 (有關) | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to |
| 相关 (相關) | xiāng guān | related; relevant |
| 机关 (機關) | jī guān | mechanism; gear; machine-operated |
| 系统 (系統) | xì tǒng | system; 个 (gè) |
| 系列 | xì liè | series; set |
| 联系 (聯係) | lián xì | variant of 联系 (lián xì) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “relationship”.
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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