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Chinese symbol for “gratifying”

喜人
xǐ rén
pleasing; gratifying

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gratifying is 喜人 (xǐ rén), defined as: pleasing; gratifying.

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

喜 xǐ
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
人 rén
man, person; people
radical 9 ⼈ · 2 strokes

Other Chinese words for “gratifying”

WordPinyinMeaning
称心如意 (稱心如意)chèn xīn rú yì(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
过瘾 (過癮)guò yǐnto satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth
可喜kě xǐmaking one happy; gratifying
解气 (解氣)jiě qìto assuage one's anger; gratifying (esp. to see sb get their comeuppance)
可喜可贺 (可喜可賀)kě xǐ kě hèworthy of celebration; gratifying

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喜人.

WordPinyinMeaning
喜欢 (喜歡)xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
惊喜 (驚喜)jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
喜剧 (喜劇)xǐ jùa comedy; measure word: 部 (bù), 出 (chū)
喜悦 (喜悅)xǐ yuèhappy; joyous
人民rén mínthe people
人们 (人們)rén menpeople

See also: Japanese symbol for “gratifying”.

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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