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Chinese symbol for “extroverted”

外向
wài xiàng
extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented

The closest CC-CEDICT match for extroverted is 外向 (wài xiàng), defined as: extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented.

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

外 wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
radical 36 ⼣ · 5 strokes
向 xiàng
towards; direction, trend
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “extroverted”

WordPinyinMeaning
外放wài fàngextroverted; outgoing

Related words

Other words that share a character with 外向.

WordPinyinMeaning
另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition
此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
外国 (外國)wài guóforeign country
国外 (國外)guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
海外hǎi wàioverseas; abroad
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)

See also: Japanese symbol for “extroverted”.

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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