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Chinese symbol for “dapper”

衣冠楚楚
yī guān chǔ chǔ
immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dapper is 衣冠楚楚 (yī guān chǔ chǔ), defined as: immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper.

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

衣 yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
radical 145 ⾐ · 6 strokes
冠 guān
cap, crown, headgear
radical 14 ⼍ · 9 strokes
楚 chǔ
clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes
楚
楚 chǔ
clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 衣冠楚楚.

WordPinyinMeaning
衣服yī fuclothes; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào)
内衣 (內衣)nèi yīundergarment; underwear
上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
衣物yī wùclothing; clothing and other personal items
睡衣shuì yīnight clothes; pajamas
洗衣机 (洗衣機)xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer; 台 (tái)
冠军 (冠軍)guàn jūnchampion
夺冠 (奪冠)duó guànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship
清楚qīng chuclear; distinct
痛楚tòng chǔpain; anguish

See also: Japanese symbol for “dapper”.

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.