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
Other Chinese words for “cheerful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐 (樂) | lè | happy; cheerful |
| 愉悦 (愉悅) | yú yuè | joyful; cheerful |
| 开朗 (開朗) | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit; open and clear |
| 快活 | kuài huo | happy; cheerful |
| 侃 | kǎn | upright and honest; cheerful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 愉快.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愉悦 (愉悅) | yú yuè | joyful; cheerful |
| 欢愉 (歡愉) | huān yú | happy; joyous |
| 不愉快 | bù yú kuài | disagreeable; unpleasant |
| 恬愉 | tián yú | content and at ease |
| 周末愉快 (週末愉快) | zhōu mò yú kuài | have a nice weekend! |
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 快速 | kuài sù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
| 尽快 (儘快) | jǐn kuài | as 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.