Chinese symbol for “respond”
回应
huí yìng
Traditional: 回應
to respond; response
The closest CC-CEDICT match for respond is 回应 (huí yìng), defined as: to respond; response.
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 “respond”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 答应 (答應) | dā ying | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise |
| 应 (應) | yìng | to answer; to respond |
| 报 (報) | bào | to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 答 | dá | to answer; to reply |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 回应.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 回来 (回來) | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return; to go back |
| 应该 (應該) | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 应用 (應用) | yìng yòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
See also: Japanese symbol for “respond”.
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.