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Chinese symbol for “ecstasy”

销魂
xiāo hún
Traditional: 銷魂
ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ecstasy is 销魂 (xiāo hún), defined as: ecstasy; rapture; to feel overwhelming joy or sorrow.

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

销 xiāo
to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
魂 hún
soul, spirit
radical 194 ⿁ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ecstasy”

WordPinyinMeaning
狂喜kuáng xǐecstasy; rapt
摇头丸 (搖頭丸)yáo tóu wánEcstasy; MDMA
迷魂药 (迷魂藥)mí hún yàomagic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions; knockout drug

Related words

Other words that share a character with 销魂.

WordPinyinMeaning
销售 (銷售)xiāo shòuto sell; to market
撤销 (撤銷)chè xiāoto cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo
营销 (營銷)yíng xiāomarketing
销量 (銷量)xiāo liàngsales volume
推销 (推銷)tuī xiāoto market; to sell
畅销 (暢銷)chàng xiāoto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
灵魂 (靈魂)líng húnsoul; spirit
鬼魂guǐ húnghost

See also: Japanese symbol for “ecstasy”.

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.