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Chinese symbol for “exquisite”

精美
jīng měi
exquisite; elegant; fine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for exquisite is 精美 (jīng měi), defined as: exquisite; elegant; fine.

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

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
美 měi
beautiful, pretty; pleasing
radical 123 ⽺ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “exquisite”

WordPinyinMeaning
绝妙 (絕妙)jué miàoexquisite
致 (緻)zhì(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
精妙jīng miàoexquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
精致 (精緻)jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined
秀雅xiù yǎexquisite; in good taste

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精美.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
美元měi yuánAmerican dollar; US dollar
美丽 (美麗)měi lìbeautiful
完美wán měiperfect

See also: Japanese symbol for “exquisite”.

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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