Chinese symbol for “belle”
美人
měi rén
beautiful woman; belle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for belle is 美人 (měi rén), defined as: beautiful woman; belle.
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
Other Chinese words for “belle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸾凤 (鸞鳳) | luán fèng | luan and phoenix; husband and wife |
| 丽人 (麗人) | lì rén | (literary) beautiful woman; belle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 美人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 美丽 (美麗) | měi lì | beautiful |
| 完美 | wán měi | perfect |
| 美女 | měi nǚ | beautiful woman |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful; fine |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy; fine food |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “belle”.
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.