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Chinese symbol for “cheering”

呐喊
nà hǎn
Traditional: 吶喊
shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cheering is 呐喊 (nà hǎn), defined as: shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout.

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

呐 nà
to raise one's voice; to yell, to shout; to stammer
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
喊 hǎn
to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cheering”

WordPinyinMeaning
彩声 (彩聲)cǎi shēngapplause; cheering
采声 (采聲)cǎi shēngapplause; cheering

Related words

Other words that share a character with 呐喊.

WordPinyinMeaning
唢呐 (嗩吶)suǒ nàsuona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes; also written 鎖吶|锁呐
摇旗呐喊 (搖旗吶喊)yáo qí nà hǎnto wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to
声呐 (聲吶)shēng nàsonar (loanword)
锁呐 (鎖吶)suǒ nàvariant of 唢呐 (suǒ nà)
大喊dà hǎnto shout
呼喊hū hǎnto shout (slogans etc)
高喊gāo hǎnto shout loudly; to raise a cry
喊话 (喊話)hǎn huàto speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc; (fig.) to convey a strong message

See also: Japanese symbol for “cheering”.

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.