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Chinese symbol for “worship”

崇拜
chóng bài
to worship; adoration

The closest CC-CEDICT match for worship is 崇拜 (chóng bài), defined as: to worship; adoration.

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

崇 chóng
high, dignified; to esteem, to honor
radical 46 ⼭ · 11 strokes
拜 bài
to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “worship”

WordPinyinMeaning
朝拜cháo bàito worship; to make customary deferences to
敬拜jìng bàito worship
做礼拜 (做禮拜)zuò lǐ bàito worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)
尊奉zūn fèngworship; to revere
奉祀fèng sìto worship; to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 崇拜.

WordPinyinMeaning
推崇tuī chóngto esteem; to think highly of
崇高chóng gāomajestic; sublime
崇尚chóng shàngto hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem
尊崇zūn chóngto revere; to admire
崇敬chóng jìngto revere; to venerate
礼拜 (禮拜)lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week
拜托 (拜託)bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!
拜访 (拜訪)bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on

See also: Japanese symbol for “worship”.

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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