Chinese symbol for “cool”
凉
liáng
Traditional: 涼
cool; cold
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cool is 凉 (liáng), defined as: cool; cold.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cool”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷却 (冷卻) | lěng què | (lit. and fig.) to cool |
| 清凉 (清涼) | qīng liáng | cool; refreshing |
| 给力 (給力) | gěi lì | cool; nifty |
| 酷炫 | kù xuàn | (slang) cool; awesome |
| 炫酷 | xuàn kù | (slang) cool; awesome |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 凉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凉爽 (涼爽) | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 清凉 (清涼) | qīng liáng | cool; refreshing |
| 荒凉 (荒涼) | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 凄凉 (悽涼) | qī liáng | mournful; miserable |
| 凉鞋 (涼鞋) | liáng xié | sandal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cool”.
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.