Chinese symbol for “graceful”
优美
yōu měi
Traditional: 優美
graceful; fine; elegant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for graceful is 优美 (yōu měi), defined as: graceful; fine; elegant.
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 “graceful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻盈 (輕盈) | qīng yíng | graceful; lithe |
| 飘逸 (飄逸) | piāo yì | graceful; elegant |
| 婷 | tíng | graceful |
| 秀 | xiù | (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent |
| 婉 | wǎn | graceful; tactful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 优美.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 优秀 (優秀) | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 优势 (優勢) | yōu shì | superiority; dominance |
| 优惠 (優惠) | yōu huì | privilege; favorable (terms) |
| 优先 (優先) | yōu xiān | to have priority; to take precedence |
| 优质 (優質) | yōu zhì | excellent quality |
| 优化 (優化) | yōu huà | to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff |
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 美丽 (美麗) | měi lì | beautiful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “graceful”.
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.