Chinese symbol for “sweetheart”
心上人
xīn shàng rén
sweetheart; one's beloved
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sweetheart is 心上人 (xīn shàng rén), defined as: sweetheart; one's beloved.
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 “sweetheart”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意中人 | yì zhōng rén | sweetheart; one's true love |
| 情人 | qíng rén | lover; sweetheart |
| 恋人 (戀人) | liàn rén | lover; sweetheart |
| 甜心 | tián xīn | delighted to oblige; sweetheart |
| 心肝宝贝 (心肝寶貝) | xīn gān bǎo bèi | precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 心上人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 关心 (關心) | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus |
| 开心 (開心) | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 心里 (心裡) | xīn li | chest; heart; mind |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sweetheart”.
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.