Chinese symbol for “enjoy”
享受
xiǎng shòu
to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; 种 (zhǒng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enjoy is 享受 (xiǎng shòu), defined as: to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; 种 (zhǒng).
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 “enjoy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 享有 | xiǎng yǒu | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) |
| 享用 | xiǎng yòng | to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) |
| 享 | xiǎng | to enjoy; to benefit |
| 欣赏 (欣賞) | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 受用 | shòu yòng | to enjoy; to reap the benefits (of sth) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 享受.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) |
| 享有 | xiǎng yǒu | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) |
| 共享 | gòng xiǎng | to share; to enjoy together |
| 享用 | xiǎng yòng | to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of) |
| 享乐 (享樂) | xiǎng lè | to indulge oneself |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enjoy”.
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.
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