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Chinese symbol for “ethereal”

幽雅
yōu yǎ
serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ethereal is 幽雅 (yōu yǎ), defined as: serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music).

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

幽 yōu
quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
radical 52 ⼳ · 9 strokes
雅 yǎ
elegant, graceful, refined
radical 172 ⾫ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 幽雅.

WordPinyinMeaning
幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous
幽灵 (幽靈)yōu língspecter; apparition
幽默感yōu mò gǎnsense of humor
黑色幽默hēi sè yōu mòblack humor
幽静 (幽靜)yōu jìngquiet; secluded
幽暗yōu àngloom
优雅 (優雅)yōu yǎgrace; graceful
高雅gāo yǎdainty; elegance

See also: Japanese symbol for “ethereal”.

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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