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Chinese symbol for “appreciate”

欣赏
xīn shǎng
Traditional: 欣賞
to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire

The closest CC-CEDICT match for appreciate is 欣赏 (xīn shǎng), defined as: to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire.

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

欣 xīn
delighted, happy, joyous
radical 76 ⽋ · 8 strokes
赏 shǎng
reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
radical 154 ⾙ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “appreciate”

WordPinyinMeaning
涨价 (漲價)zhǎng jiàto appreciate (in value); to increase in price
增值zēng zhíto appreciate (financially); to increase in value
赏识 (賞識)shǎng shíto appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth
鉴赏 (鑑賞)jiàn shǎngto appreciate (as a connoisseur)
玩赏 (玩賞)wán shǎngto appreciate; to take pleasure in

Related words

Other words that share a character with 欣赏.

WordPinyinMeaning
欣慰xīn wèito be gratified
欣喜xīn xǐhappy
欣然xīn rángladly; cheerfully
欢欣 (歡欣)huān xīnelated
欢欣鼓舞 (歡欣鼓舞)huān xīn gǔ wǔ(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
观赏 (觀賞)guān shǎngto look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental
赞赏 (讚賞)zàn shǎngto admire; to praise
奖赏 (獎賞)jiǎng shǎngreward; prize; award

See also: Japanese symbol for “appreciate”.

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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