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Chinese symbol for “charm”

魅力
mèi lì
charm; fascination; glamor; charisma

The closest CC-CEDICT match for charm is 魅力 (mèi lì), defined as: charm; fascination; glamor; charisma.

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

魅 mèi
magic, enchantment, charm; a forest demon
radical 194 ⿁ · 14 strokes
力 lì
strength, power; capability, influence
radical 19 ⼒ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “charm”

WordPinyinMeaning
风趣 (風趣)fēng qùcharm; humor
美色měi sècharm; loveliness (of a woman)
风韵 (風韻)fēng yùncharm; grace
符咒fú zhòucharm; amulet (religious object conferring blessing)
丰姿fēng zīcharm; good looks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 魅力.

WordPinyinMeaning
魅惑mèi huòto bewitch; to captivate
鬼魅guǐ mèidemon; evil spirit
魅影mèi yǐngphantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
魅力四射mèi lì sì shèglamorous; charming; seductive
人格魅力rén gé mèi lìpersonal charm; charisma
能力néng lìcapability; ability
努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
力量lì liangpower; force; strength

See also: Japanese symbol for “charm”.

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.