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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

服 fú
clothes; to dress, to wear; to take medicine
radical 74 ⽉ · 8 strokes
服
服 fu
clothes; to dress, to wear; to take medicine
radical 74 ⽉ · 8 strokes
帖 tiē
card, invite, notice; to fit snugly
radical 50 ⼱ · 8 strokes
帖
帖 tiē
card, invite, notice; to fit snugly
radical 50 ⼱ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “submissive”

WordPinyinMeaning
拱手gǒng shǒuto cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
温良忍让 (溫良忍讓)wēn liáng rěn ràngsubmissive; accommodating
低眉顺眼 (低眉順眼)dī méi shùn yǎndocile; submissive
濡忍rú rěncompliant; submissive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 服服帖帖.

WordPinyinMeaning
服务 (服務)fú wùto serve; service
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
服装 (服裝)fú zhuāngdress; clothing
舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well
说服 (說服)shuō fúto persuade; to convince
制服zhì fúto subdue; to check
帖子tiě zicard; invitation
发帖 (發帖)fā tiěto post (an item on a forum)
删帖 (刪帖)shān tiěto 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.

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