Chinese symbol for “flashy”
拉风
lā fēng
Traditional: 拉風
trendy; eye-catching; flashy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flashy is 拉风 (lā fēng), defined as: trendy; eye-catching; flashy.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “flashy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 华而不实 (華而不實) | huá ér bù shí | flower but no fruit (idiom); handsome exterior but hollow inside; flashy |
| 花里胡哨 (花裡胡哨) | huā li hú shào | gaudy; flashy (but without substance) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拉风.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡拉 | kǎ lā | karaoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried |
| 阿拉 | ā lā | (Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our |
| 克拉 | kè lā | carat (mass) (loanword) |
| 拉丁 | lā dīng | Latin; (in former times) to press-gang |
| 拉拉 | lā lā | (slang) lesbian; (coll.) Labrador retriever |
| 马拉松 (馬拉松) | mǎ lā sōng | (loanword) marathon |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 风格 (風格) | fēng gé | style |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flashy”.
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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