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Chinese symbol for “enchanting”

妖娆
yāo ráo
Traditional: 妖嬈
enchanting; alluring (of a girl)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for enchanting is 妖娆 (yāo ráo), defined as: enchanting; alluring (of a girl).

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

妖 yāo
strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive
radical 38 ⼥ · 7 strokes
娆 ráo
graceful, charming, fascinating
radical 38 ⼥ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “enchanting”

WordPinyinMeaning
妖yāogoblin; witch
迷人mí rénfascinating; enchanting
绮灿 (綺燦)qǐ cànenchanting; gorgeous
绮丽 (綺麗)qǐ lìbeautiful; enchanting
蔚为大观 (蔚為大觀)wèi wéi dà guānto afford a magnificent sight (idiom); enchanting

Related words

Other words that share a character with 妖娆.

WordPinyinMeaning
妖精yāo jingevil spirit; alluring woman
妖怪yāo guàimonster; devil
人妖rén yāotransvestite; transsexual
妖魔yāo módemon
小妖精xiǎo yāo jīnggoblin; hussy
妖魔化yāo mó huàto demonize

See also: Japanese symbol for “enchanting”.

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.