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Chinese symbol for “cheerful”

愉快
yú kuài
cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cheerful is 愉快 (yú kuài), defined as: cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted.

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

愉 yú
pleasant, delightful; to please
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes
快 kuài
speedy, rapid, quick; soon
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cheerful”

WordPinyinMeaning
乐 (樂)lèhappy; cheerful
愉悦 (愉悅)yú yuèjoyful; cheerful
开朗 (開朗)kāi lǎngspacious and well-lit; open and clear
快活kuài huohappy; cheerful
侃kǎnupright and honest; cheerful

Related words

Other words that share a character with 愉快.

WordPinyinMeaning
愉悦 (愉悅)yú yuèjoyful; cheerful
欢愉 (歡愉)huān yúhappy; joyous
不愉快bù yú kuàidisagreeable; unpleasant
恬愉tián yúcontent and at ease
周末愉快 (週末愉快)zhōu mò yú kuàihave a nice weekend!
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
尽快 (儘快)jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible

See also: Japanese symbol for “cheerful”.

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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