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Chinese symbol for “beauty”

姿
zī
beauty; disposition; looks; appearance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for beauty is 姿 (zī), defined as: beauty; disposition; looks; appearance.

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

姿 zī
grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “beauty”

WordPinyinMeaning
佳丽 (佳麗)jiā lìa beauty; beautiful
艳色 (艷色)yàn sèbeauty; glamor
美貌měi màogood looks; beauty
妖姬yāo jī(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)
殊色shū sèbeautiful girl; a beauty

Related words

Other words that share a character with 姿.

WordPinyinMeaning
姿势 (姿勢)zī shìposture; position
姿态 (姿態)zī tàiattitude; posture
坐姿zuò zīsitting posture
姿色zī sègood looks (of a woman)
舞姿wǔ zīdancer's posture and movement
千姿百态 (千姿百態)qiān zī bǎi tài(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms

See also: Japanese symbol for “beauty”.

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.