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Chinese symbol for “spanish”

西语
xī yǔ
Traditional: 西語
western language; Spanish (language)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spanish is 西语 (xī yǔ), defined as: western language; Spanish (language).

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

西 xī
west, western, westward
radical 146 ⾑ · 6 strokes
语 yǔ
words, language; saying, expression
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 西语.

WordPinyinMeaning
东西 (東西)dōng xīeast and west
西部xī bùwestern part
西北xī běinorthwest
西南xī nánsouthwest
法西斯fǎ xī sīfascist (loanword)
语言 (語言)yǔ yánlanguage; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng)
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation
标语 (標語)biāo yǔwritten slogan; placard

See also: Japanese symbol for “spanish”.

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.