Chinese symbol for “yearn”

相思

xiāng sī

to yearn; to pine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for yearn is 相思 (xiāng sī), defined as: to yearn; to pine.

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

相 xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

radical 109 ⽬ · 9 strokes

思 sī

to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle

radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 相思.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
相关 (相關)	xiāng guān	related; relevant
相信	xiāng xìn	to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
相当 (相當)	xiāng dāng	equivalent to; appropriate
相同	xiāng tóng	identical; same
相对 (相對)	xiāng duì	relatively; opposite
互相	hù xiāng	each other; mutually
意思	yì si	idea; opinion
思想	sī xiǎng	thought; thinking

See also: Japanese symbol for “yearn”.

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.