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Chinese symbol for “attractiveness”

吸引力
xī yǐn lì
attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for attractiveness is 吸引力 (xī yǐn lì), defined as: attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness.

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

吸 xī
to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
引 yǐn
to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
radical 57 ⼸ · 4 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “attractiveness”

WordPinyinMeaning
男友力nán yǒu lì(coll.) attractiveness (as a potential boyfriend); degree to which one is "boyfriend material"

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吸引力.

WordPinyinMeaning
吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
呼吸hū xīto breathe
吸烟 (吸煙)xī yānto smoke
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
引发 (引發)yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger
引导 (引導)yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around)
能力néng lìcapability; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “attractiveness”.

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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