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Chinese symbol for “beaming”

笑眯眯
xiào mī mī
beaming; all smiles

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beaming is 笑眯眯 (xiào mī mī), defined as: beaming; all smiles.

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

笑 xiào
to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
radical 118 ⽵ · 10 strokes
眯 mī
to squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness
radical 109 ⽬ · 11 strokes
眯
眯 mī
to squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness
radical 109 ⽬ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “beaming”

WordPinyinMeaning
满面春风 (滿面春風)mǎn miàn chūn fēng(idiom) radiant with happiness; beaming

Related words

Other words that share a character with 笑眯眯.

WordPinyinMeaning
微笑wēi xiàosmile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī)
笑话 (笑話)xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock
开玩笑 (開玩笑)kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
可笑kě xiàofunny; ridiculous
搞笑gǎo xiàoto get people to laugh; funny
嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride
眯缝 (眯縫)mī fengto squint
色眯眯 (色瞇瞇)sè mī mīlustful; lecherous
眯眼 (瞇眼)mī yǎnto narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)

See also: Japanese symbol for “beaming”.

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.