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Chinese symbol for “delighted”

痛快
tòng kuài
delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for delighted is 痛快 (tòng kuài), defined as: delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tong4 kuai5].

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

痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes
快 kuài
speedy, rapid, quick; soon
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “delighted”

WordPinyinMeaning
愉快yú kuàicheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted
欢天喜地 (歡天喜地)huān tiān xǐ dìdelighted; with great joy
欣幸xīn xìngdelighted; overjoyed
愉悦 (愉悅)yú yuèjoyful; cheerful
欢喜 (歡喜)huān xǐhappy; joyous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 痛快.

WordPinyinMeaning
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt
头痛 (頭痛)tóu tòngto have a headache
心痛xīn tòngto feel distressed about sth; heartache
悲痛bēi tònggrieved; sorrowful
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
尽快 (儘快)jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible

See also: Japanese symbol for “delighted”.

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.