Chinese Character Tattoo Dictionary

Dictionary

187 verified single-character tattoo meanings — each with a calligraphic glyph, pinyin, and a native-checked authenticity note.

变 Chinese character glyph
变biàn
Change
伴 Chinese character glyph
伴bàn
Companion
抱 Chinese character glyph
抱bào
Embrace
本 Chinese character glyph
本běn
Origin / True Self
畅 Chinese character glyph
畅chàng
Free / Smooth
茶 Chinese character glyph
茶chá
Tea
禅 Chinese character glyph
禅chán
Zen
缠 Chinese character glyph
缠chán
Entangle
澈 Chinese character glyph
澈chè
Clear / Limpid
炽 Chinese character glyph
炽chì
Blazing
痴 Chinese character glyph
痴chī
Obsession
灿 Chinese character glyph
灿càn
Brilliant
慈 Chinese character glyph
慈cí
Compassion
彩 Chinese character glyph
彩cǎi
Colorful
蝶 Chinese character glyph
蝶dié
Butterfly
荡 Chinese character glyph
荡dàng
Sway
道 Chinese character glyph
道dào
Way / Path
德 Chinese character glyph
德dé
Virtue
独 Chinese character glyph
独dú
Alone / Solitary
放 Chinese character glyph
放fàng
Free / Let Go
凤 Chinese character glyph
凤fèng
Phoenix
佛 Chinese character glyph
佛fó
Buddha
福 Chinese character glyph
福fú
Fortune / Blessing
飞 Chinese character glyph
飞fēi
Fly
风 Chinese character glyph
风fēng
Wind
光 Chinese character glyph
光guāng
Light
龟 Chinese character glyph
龟guī
Tortoise
焕 Chinese character glyph
焕huàn
Radiant / Glow
花 Chinese character glyph
花huā
Flower
火 Chinese character glyph
火huǒ
Fire
鹤 Chinese character glyph
鹤hè
Crane
和 Chinese character glyph
和hé
Harmony / Peace
恒 Chinese character glyph
恒héng
Constancy
虹 Chinese character glyph
虹hóng
Rainbow
海 Chinese character glyph
海hǎi
Sea
虎 Chinese character glyph
虎hǔ
Tiger
家 Chinese character glyph
家jiā
Home / Family
骄 Chinese character glyph
骄jiāo
Proud
绝 Chinese character glyph
绝jué
Absolute
觉 Chinese character glyph
觉jué
Awakening
霁 Chinese character glyph
霁jì
Clear After Rain
静 Chinese character glyph
静jìng
Calm / Stillness
己 Chinese character glyph
己jǐ
Self
狂 Chinese character glyph
狂kuáng
Wild / Unbounded
开 Chinese character glyph
开kāi
Open
空 Chinese character glyph
空kōng
Emptiness / Space
苦 Chinese character glyph
苦kǔ
Suffering
恋 Chinese character glyph
恋liàn
Romantic Love
莲 Chinese character glyph
莲lián
Lotus
烈 Chinese character glyph
烈liè
Fierce / Intense
流 Chinese character glyph
流liú
Flow
兰 Chinese character glyph
兰lán
Orchid
狼 Chinese character glyph
狼láng
Wolf
乐 Chinese character glyph
乐lè / yuè
Happiness
泪 Chinese character glyph
泪lèi
Tears
丽 Chinese character glyph
丽lì
Beautiful
灵 Chinese character glyph
灵líng
Spirit / Soul
龙 Chinese character glyph
龙lóng
Dragon
鹿 Chinese character glyph
鹿lù
Deer
路 Chinese character glyph
路lù
Road / Path
露 Chinese character glyph
露lù
Reveal
侣 Chinese character glyph
侣lǚ
Companion
旅 Chinese character glyph
旅lǚ
Journey
漫 Chinese character glyph
漫màn
Free / Unbound
媚 Chinese character glyph
媚mèi
Charming
魅 Chinese character glyph
魅mèi
Charm
梦 Chinese character glyph
梦mèng
Dream
梅 Chinese character glyph
梅méi
Plum
盟 Chinese character glyph
盟méng
Oath / Alliance
蜜 Chinese character glyph
蜜mì
Sweet / Honey
命 Chinese character glyph
命mìng
Destiny
明 Chinese character glyph
明míng
Brightness / Clarity
鸣 Chinese character glyph
鸣míng
Cry / Call
默 Chinese character glyph
默mò
Silence
美 Chinese character glyph
美měi
Beauty
马 Chinese character glyph
马mǎ
Horse
念 Chinese character glyph
念niàn
Thought / Memory
鸟 Chinese character glyph
鸟niǎo
Bird
暖 Chinese character glyph
暖nuǎn
Warm
翩 Chinese character glyph
翩piān
Graceful
漂 Chinese character glyph
漂piāo
Drift
磐 Chinese character glyph
磐pán
Solid Rock
平 Chinese character glyph
平píng
Peace
破 Chinese character glyph
破pò
Break Through
朴 Chinese character glyph
朴pǔ
Simplicity
强 Chinese character glyph
强qiáng
Strength
气 Chinese character glyph
气qì
Energy / Qi
契 Chinese character glyph
契qì
Bond / Pact
奇 Chinese character glyph
奇qí
Extraordinary
情 Chinese character glyph
情qíng
Emotion / Feeling
晴 Chinese character glyph
晴qíng
Clear Sky
栖 Chinese character glyph
栖qī
Perch / Dwell
亲 Chinese character glyph
亲qīn
Close / Kin
然 Chinese character glyph
然rán
Natural / Spontaneous
燃 Chinese character glyph
燃rán
Burn / Ignite
韧 Chinese character glyph
韧rèn
Resilient
仁 Chinese character glyph
仁rén
Benevolence
日 Chinese character glyph
日rì
Sun
柔 Chinese character glyph
柔róu
Soft / Tender
忍 Chinese character glyph
忍rěn
Endurance / Patience
水 Chinese character glyph
水shuǐ
Water
善 Chinese character glyph
善shàn
Goodness / Kindness
胜 Chinese character glyph
胜shèng
Victory
蛇 Chinese character glyph
蛇shé
Snake
神 Chinese character glyph
神shén
God / Spirit
时 Chinese character glyph
时shí
Time
寿 Chinese character glyph
寿shòu
Longevity
山 Chinese character glyph
山shān
Mountain
生 Chinese character glyph
生shēng
Life
声 Chinese character glyph
声shēng
Voice / Sound
诗 Chinese character glyph
诗shī
Poetry
舒 Chinese character glyph
舒shū
Relax / Comfortable
闪 Chinese character glyph
闪shǎn
Flash
属 Chinese character glyph
属shǔ
Belong
飒 Chinese character glyph
飒sà
Valiant / Fresh
素 Chinese character glyph
素sù
Plain / Unadorned
思 Chinese character glyph
思sī
Thought / Longing
松 Chinese character glyph
松sōng
Pine
死 Chinese character glyph
死sǐ
Death
天 Chinese character glyph
天tiān
Heaven / Sky
烫 Chinese character glyph
烫tàng
Burning Hot
特 Chinese character glyph
特tè
Unique
痛 Chinese character glyph
痛tòng
Pain
忘 Chinese character glyph
忘wàng
Forget
唯 Chinese character glyph
唯wéi
Only
悟 Chinese character glyph
悟wù
Awakening
无 Chinese character glyph
无wú
Nothingness
偎 Chinese character glyph
偎wēi
Snuggle
吻 Chinese character glyph
吻wěn
Kiss
窝 Chinese character glyph
窝wō
Nest
我 Chinese character glyph
我wǒ
Self / I
现 Chinese character glyph
现xiàn
Appear / Manifest
笑 Chinese character glyph
笑xiào
Laughter
仙 Chinese character glyph
仙xiān
Immortal
显 Chinese character glyph
显xiǎn
Reveal
炫 Chinese character glyph
炫xuàn
Dazzling
绚 Chinese character glyph
绚xuàn
Gorgeous
雪 Chinese character glyph
雪xuě
Snow
信 Chinese character glyph
信xìn
Trust / Faith
性 Chinese character glyph
性xìng
Nature / Essence
行 Chinese character glyph
行xíng
Action / Deed
熙 Chinese character glyph
熙xī
Peaceful / Prosperous
嬉 Chinese character glyph
嬉xī
Play
曦 Chinese character glyph
曦xī
Dawn Light
心 Chinese character glyph
心xīn
Heart / Mind
星 Chinese character glyph
星xīng
Star
喜 Chinese character glyph
喜xǐ
Joy
缘 Chinese character glyph
缘yuán
Fate / Bond
月 Chinese character glyph
月yuè
Moon
艳 Chinese character glyph
艳yàn
Gorgeous
漾 Chinese character glyph
漾yàng
Ripple
耀 Chinese character glyph
耀yào
Radiant
义 Chinese character glyph
义yì
Righteousness
忆 Chinese character glyph
忆yì
Memory
异 Chinese character glyph
异yì
Different
谊 Chinese character glyph
谊yì
Friendship
逸 Chinese character glyph
逸yì
Ease / Freedom
毅 Chinese character glyph
毅yì
Resolute
翼 Chinese character glyph
翼yì
Wing
诱 Chinese character glyph
诱yòu
Allure
游 Chinese character glyph
游yóu
Wander
欲 Chinese character glyph
欲yù
Desire
愈 Chinese character glyph
愈yù
Healing
运 Chinese character glyph
运yùn
Fortune / Luck
鱼 Chinese character glyph
鱼yú
Fish
云 Chinese character glyph
云yún
Cloud
野 Chinese character glyph
野yě
Wild
依 Chinese character glyph
依yī
Lean / Rely
鹰 Chinese character glyph
鹰yīng
Eagle
拥 Chinese character glyph
拥yōng
Embrace
影 Chinese character glyph
影yǐng
Shadow
永 Chinese character glyph
永yǒng
Eternal
勇 Chinese character glyph
勇yǒng
Courage
友 Chinese character glyph
友yǒu
Friend
卓 Chinese character glyph
卓zhuó
Outstanding
转 Chinese character glyph
转zhuǎn
Turn
绽 Chinese character glyph
绽zhàn
Bloom
智 Chinese character glyph
智zhì
Wisdom
竹 Chinese character glyph
竹zhú
Bamboo
真 Chinese character glyph
真zhēn
Truth
铮 Chinese character glyph
铮zhēng
Clang (of Metal)
忠 Chinese character glyph
忠zhōng
Loyalty
醉 Chinese character glyph
醉zuì
Drunk / Intoxicated
自 Chinese character glyph
自zì
Self
纵 Chinese character glyph
纵zòng
Unrestrained
爱 Chinese character glyph
爱ài
Love
傲 Chinese character glyph
傲ào
Proud