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Chinese symbol for “fancy”

花式
huā shì
fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰 (huā shì liū bīng) "figure skating"); (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fancy is 花式 (huā shì), defined as: fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰 (huā shì liū bīng) "figure skating"); (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers).

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

花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
式 shì
formula, pattern, rule, style, system
radical 56 ⼷ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fancy”

WordPinyinMeaning
花俏huā qiàofancy; gaudy
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like
花巧huā qiǎofancy
看中kàn zhòngto have a preference for; to fancy
看得中kàn de zhòngto take a liking for; to fancy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 花式.

WordPinyinMeaning
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
花费 (花費)huā fèiexpense; cost
花钱 (花錢)huā qiánto spend money
棉花mián huacotton
鲜花 (鮮花)xiān huāflower; fresh flowers
桃花táo huāpeach blossom; (fig.) love affair
方式fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng)
正式zhèng shìformal; official

See also: Japanese symbol for “fancy”.

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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