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Chinese symbol for “hearty”

痛快淋漓
tòng kuài lín lí
joyous; hearty; spirited; (of commentary) trenchant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hearty is 痛快淋漓 (tòng kuài lín lí), defined as: joyous; hearty; spirited; (of commentary) trenchant; incisive.

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

痛 tòng
ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
radical 104 ⽧ · 12 strokes
快 kuài
speedy, rapid, quick; soon
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
淋 lín
to drench, to drip, to soak; perfectly
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
漓 lí
dripping water; a river in Guangxi province
radical 85 ⽔ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 痛快淋漓.

WordPinyinMeaning
痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering
疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt
头痛 (頭痛)tóu tòngto have a headache
心痛xīn tòngto feel distressed about sth; heartache
悲痛bēi tònggrieved; sorrowful
痛快tòng kuàidelighted; to one's heart's content
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
冰淇淋bīng qí línice cream
淋漓尽致 (淋漓盡致)lín lí jìn zhìlit. extreme saturation (idiom); fig. vividly and thoroughly

See also: Japanese symbol for “hearty”.

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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