Chinese symbol for “decorate”
修
xiū
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build
The closest CC-CEDICT match for decorate is 修 (xiū), defined as: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate.
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 “decorate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 装饰 (裝飾) | zhuāng shì | to decorate; decoration |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate; to dress |
| 装修 (裝修) | zhuāng xiū | to decorate; interior decoration |
| 装扮 (裝扮) | zhuāng bàn | to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself |
| 修饰 (修飾) | xiū shì | to decorate; to adorn |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 修.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise; to amend; to rectify |
| 修复 (修復) | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) |
| 修订 (修訂) | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct |
See also: Japanese symbol for “decorate”.
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.