Chinese symbol for “elite”
菁英
jīng yīng
elite
The closest CC-CEDICT match for elite is 菁英 (jīng yīng), defined as: elite.
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 “elite”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精锐 (精銳) | jīng ruì | elite (e.g. troops); crack |
| 俊杰 (俊傑) | jùn jié | elite; outstanding talent |
| 精 | jīng | essence; extract |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream; elite |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 菁英.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 芜菁 (蕪菁) | wú jīng | turnip |
| 菁华 (菁華) | jīng huá | the cream; essence |
| 蔓菁 | mán jing | turnip |
| 芜菁甘蓝 (蕪菁甘藍) | wú jīng gān lán | rutabaga (vegetable) |
| 去芜存菁 (去蕪存菁) | qù wú cún jīng | lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers; to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom) |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero; 个 (gè) |
| 精英 | jīng yīng | cream; elite |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “elite”.
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.