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Chinese symbol for “fascinate”

吸引
xī yǐn
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fascinate is 吸引 (xī yǐn), defined as: to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate.

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

吸 xī
to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
引 yǐn
to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
radical 57 ⼸ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “fascinate”

WordPinyinMeaning
迷住mí zhuto fascinate; to strongly attract
疯魔 (瘋魔)fēng mómad; insane; to be fascinated

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吸引.

WordPinyinMeaning
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
呼吸hū xīto breathe
吸引力xī yǐn lìattractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal
吸烟 (吸煙)xī yānto smoke
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
引发 (引發)yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger
引导 (引導)yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around)

See also: Japanese symbol for “fascinate”.

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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