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Chinese symbol for “aerobics”

健美操
jiàn měi cāo
aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aerobics is 健美操 (jiàn měi cāo), defined as: aerobics; aerobic dance (school P.E. activity).

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

健 jiàn
strong, robust, healthy; strength
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
美 měi
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
radical 123 ⽺ · 9 strokes
操 cāo
to conduct, to manage, to run
radical 64 ⼿ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “aerobics”

WordPinyinMeaning
有氧操yǒu yǎng cāoaerobics
有氧运动 (有氧運動)yǒu yǎng yùn dòngaerobics
有氧健身操yǒu yǎng jiàn shēn cāoaerobics

Related words

Other words that share a character with 健美操.

WordPinyinMeaning
健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
健全jiàn quánrobust; sound
保健bǎo jiànhealth protection; health care
健身jiàn shēnto exercise; to keep fit
稳健 (穩健)wěn jiànfirm; stable and steady
健身房jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club
美元měi yuánAmerican dollar; US dollar
美丽 (美麗)měi lìbeautiful
操作cāo zuòto work; to operate

See also: Japanese symbol for “aerobics”.

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.