Chinese symbol for “happiness”
幸福
xìng fú
happiness; happy; blessed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for happiness is 幸福 (xìng fú), defined as: happiness; happy; blessed.
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 “happiness”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欢悦 (歡悅) | huān yuè | happiness; joy |
| 福 | fú | good fortune; happiness |
| 喜 | xǐ | to be fond of; to like |
| 意乐 (意樂) | yì lè | joy; happiness |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 幸福.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幸运 (幸運) | xìng yùn | fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune; adversity |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately |
| 幸存者 (倖存者) | xìng cún zhě | survivor |
| 荣幸 (榮幸) | róng xìng | honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
| 福利 | fú lì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings; to wish sb well |
| 福音 | fú yīn | good news; glad tidings |
See also: Japanese symbol for “happiness”.
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.