Chinese symbol for “aurora”

极光

jí guāng

Traditional: 極光

aurora (meteorology)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for aurora is 极光 (jí guāng), defined as: aurora (meteorology).

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

极 jí

extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole

radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

光 guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

極 jí

Related words

Other words that share a character with 极光.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
积极 (積極)	jī jí	active; energetic
极端 (極端)	jí duān	extreme
极为 (極為)	jí wéi	extremely; exceedingly
极大 (極大)	jí dà	enormous; great; (math.) maximum
极其 (極其)	jí qí	extremely
极度 (極度)	jí dù	extremely
阳光 (陽光)	yáng guāng	sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光	bào guāng	to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)

See also: Japanese symbol for “aurora”.

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.