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Chinese symbol for “classy”

有腔调
yǒu qiāng diào
Traditional: 有腔調
classy; stylish; upmarket

The closest CC-CEDICT match for classy is 有腔调 (yǒu qiāng diào), defined as: classy; stylish; upmarket.

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

有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
腔 qiāng
chest cavity; a hollow in the body
radical 130 ⾁ · 12 strokes
调 diào
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “classy”

WordPinyinMeaning
有气质 (有氣質)yǒu qì zhìto have class; classy
高逼格gāo bī gé(slang) high-end; classy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 有腔调.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
有关 (有關)yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to
口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity
腔调 (腔調)qiāng diàoa tune; a melody
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry

See also: Japanese symbol for “classy”.

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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