Chinese symbol for “flourishing”
盛
shèng
flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flourishing is 盛 (shèng), defined as: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively.
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
Other Chinese words for “flourishing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 景气 (景氣) | jǐng qì | (of economy, business etc) flourishing; prosperous |
| 繁华 (繁華) | fán huá | flourishing; bustling |
| 勃 | bó | flourishing; prosperous |
| 殷 | yīn | flourishing; abundant |
| 发达 (發達) | fā dá | well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛大 | shèng dà | grand; majestic |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent |
| 盛会 (盛會) | shèng huì | pageant; distinguished meeting |
| 盛世 | shèng shì | a flourishing period; period of prosperity |
| 旺盛 | wàng shèng | vigorous; exuberant |
| 兴盛 (興盛) | xīng shèng | to flourish; to thrive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flourishing”.
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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