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Chinese symbol for “bracing”

提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
Traditional: 提神醒腦
to refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating; bracing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bracing is 提神醒脑 (tí shén xǐng nǎo), defined as: to refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating; bracing.

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

提 tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
醒 xǐng
to wake up, to startle; to sober up
radical 164 ⾣ · 16 strokes
脑 nǎo
brain
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 提神醒脑.

WordPinyinMeaning
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose
提高tí gāoto raise; to increase
提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist
提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to
提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject)
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
清醒qīng xǐngclear-headed; sober
电脑 (電腦)diàn nǎocomputer; 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bracing”.

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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