Chinese symbol for “flirtatious”
娇媚
jiāo mèi
Traditional: 嬌媚
flirtatious; coquettish; sweet and charming; beautiful young woman (old)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flirtatious is 娇媚 (jiāo mèi), defined as: flirtatious; coquettish; sweet and charming; beautiful young woman (old).
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 “flirtatious”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翾 | xuān | flirtatious; short flight |
| 目挑心招 | mù tiǎo xīn zhāo | the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious; making eyes at sb |
| 骚情 (騷情) | sāo qíng | frivolous; flirtatious |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 娇媚.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撒娇 (撒嬌) | sā jiāo | to act like a spoiled child; to act coquettishly |
| 娇小 (嬌小) | jiāo xiǎo | petite; delicate |
| 娇妻 (嬌妻) | jiāo qī | lovely wife |
| 娇嫩 (嬌嫩) | jiāo nen | tender and lovely; fragile |
| 娇艳 (嬌豔) | jiāo yàn | tender and beautiful |
| 傲娇 (傲嬌) | ào jiāo | (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") |
| 妩媚 (嫵媚) | wǔ mèi | lovely; charming |
| 明媚 | míng mèi | bright and beautiful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flirtatious”.
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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