Chinese symbol for “society”
社会
shè huì
Traditional: 社會
society
The closest CC-CEDICT match for society is 社会 (shè huì), defined as: society.
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 “society”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 社 | shè | (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land |
| 党 (黨) | dǎng | party; association |
| 协会 (協會) | xié huì | an association; a society |
| 团 (團) | tuán | round; lump |
| 社团 (社團) | shè tuán | association; society |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 社会.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 社区 (社區) | shè qū | community; neighborhood |
| 社会主义 (社會主義) | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
| 社交 | shè jiāo | social interaction |
| 出版社 | chū bǎn shè | publishing house |
| 社团 (社團) | shè tuán | association; society |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 会议 (會議) | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 委员会 (委員會) | wěi yuán huì | committee; commission |
See also: Japanese symbol for “society”.
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.