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Chinese symbol for “enthusiastic”

热烈
rè liè
Traditional: 熱烈
enthusiastic; ardent; warm

The closest CC-CEDICT match for enthusiastic is 热烈 (rè liè), defined as: enthusiastic; ardent; warm.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
烈 liè
fiery, violent; ardent, vehement
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “enthusiastic”

WordPinyinMeaning
热心 (熱心)rè xīnenthusiastic; ardent; zealous
津津jīn jīnenthusiastic; ardent
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
起劲 (起勁)qǐ jìnenergetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
热忱 (熱忱)rè chénzeal; enthusiasm

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热烈.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热门 (熱門)rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense
激烈jī liè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
剧烈 (劇烈)jù lièviolent; acute; severe; fierce

See also: Japanese symbol for “enthusiastic”.

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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