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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “worship”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朝拜 | cháo bài | to worship; to make customary deferences to |
| 敬拜 | jìng bài | to worship |
| 做礼拜 (做禮拜) | zuò lǐ bài | to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque) |
| 尊奉 | zūn fèng | worship; to revere |
| 奉祀 | fèng sì | to worship; to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 崇拜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推崇 | tuī chóng | to esteem; to think highly of |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic; sublime |
| 崇尚 | chóng shàng | to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem |
| 尊崇 | zūn chóng | to revere; to admire |
| 崇敬 | chóng jìng | to revere; to venerate |
| 礼拜 (禮拜) | lǐ bài | to attend a religious service; (coll.) week |
| 拜托 (拜託) | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth; please! |
| 拜访 (拜訪) | bài fǎng | to 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.