Chinese symbol for “submissive”
服服帖帖
fú fu tiē tiē
submissive; docile; obedient
The closest CC-CEDICT match for submissive is 服服帖帖 (fú fu tiē tiē), defined as: submissive; docile; obedient.
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 “submissive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拱手 | gǒng shǒu | to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive |
| 温良忍让 (溫良忍讓) | wēn liáng rěn ràng | submissive; accommodating |
| 低眉顺眼 (低眉順眼) | dī méi shùn yǎn | docile; submissive |
| 濡忍 | rú rěn | compliant; submissive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 服服帖帖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 服务 (服務) | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) |
| 服装 (服裝) | fú zhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 说服 (說服) | shuō fú | to persuade; to convince |
| 制服 | zhì fú | to subdue; to check |
| 帖子 | tiě zi | card; invitation |
| 发帖 (發帖) | fā tiě | to post (an item on a forum) |
| 删帖 (刪帖) | shān tiě | to delete a forum post |
See also: Japanese symbol for “submissive”.
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.