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
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.
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