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Chinese symbol for “acclaim”

喝彩
hè cǎi
to acclaim; to cheer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acclaim is 喝彩 (hè cǎi), defined as: to acclaim; to cheer.

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

喝 hè
to drink; to shout, to call out
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
彩 cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
radical 59 ⼺ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “acclaim”

WordPinyinMeaning
喝采hè cǎito acclaim; to cheer
称誉 (稱譽)chēng yùto acclaim; to sing the praises of
赞誉 (讚譽)zàn yùto praise; to acclaim
欢呼 (歡呼)huān hūto cheer for; to acclaim
誉 (譽)yùto praise; to acclaim

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喝彩.

WordPinyinMeaning
喝酒hē jiǔto drink (alcohol)
喝茶hē cháto drink tea; to get engaged
喝醉hē zuìto get drunk
好喝hǎo hētasty (drinks)
吃喝chī hēto eat and drink; food and drink
色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored

See also: Japanese symbol for “acclaim”.

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.