Chinese symbol for “relatives”
戚
qī
(bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for relatives is 戚 (qī), defined as: (bound form) relatives; kin; (bound form) grief; sorrow; (old) battle-axe.
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 “relatives”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亲族 (親族) | qīn zú | relatives; members of the same family, clan, tribe etc |
| 亲眷 (親眷) | qīn juàn | relatives |
| 亲属 (親屬) | qīn shǔ | kin; kindred |
| 族人 | zú rén | clansman; clan members |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 戚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亲戚 (親戚) | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation); 门 (mén),个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 外戚 | wài qī | (historical) consort kin |
| 哀戚 | āi qī | sorrow; grief |
| 悲戚 | bēi qī | mournful |
| 皇亲国戚 (皇親國戚) | huáng qīn guó qī | the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections |
| 休戚相关 (休戚相關) | xiū qī xiāng guān | to share the same interests (idiom); to be closely related |
See also: Japanese symbol for “relatives”.
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.