Chinese symbol for “glorious”
灿
càn
Traditional: 燦
glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for glorious is 灿 (càn), defined as: glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent.
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 “glorious”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光荣 (光榮) | guāng róng | honor and glory; glorious |
| 辉煌 (輝煌) | huī huáng | splendid; glorious |
| 壮丽 (壯麗) | zhuàng lì | magnificence; magnificent |
| 咺 | xuǎn | glorious; sob |
| 耀 | yào | brilliant; glorious |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 灿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灿烂 (燦爛) | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant |
| 金灿灿 (金燦燦) | jīn càn càn | golden-bright and dazzling |
| 舌灿莲花 (舌燦蓮花) | shé càn lián huā | (idiom) eloquent; entertaining in one's speech |
| 灿烂多彩 (燦爛多彩) | càn làn duō cǎi | multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc) |
| 灿笑 (燦笑) | càn xiào | to smile brightly |
| 灿若繁星 (燦若繁星) | càn ruò fán xīng | bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent |
See also: Japanese symbol for “glorious”.
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.