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Chinese symbol for “invigorating”

爽
shuǎng
bright; clear; crisp; open

The closest CC-CEDICT match for invigorating is 爽 (shuǎng), defined as: bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward.

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

爽 shuǎng
crisp, refreshing; candid, frank; pleased, happy
radical 89 ⽘ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “invigorating”

WordPinyinMeaning
提神醒脑 (提神醒腦)tí shén xǐng nǎoto refresh and clear the mind (idiom); invigorating

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爽.

WordPinyinMeaning
不爽bù shuǎngnot well; out of sorts
凉爽 (涼爽)liáng shuǎngcool and refreshing
清爽qīng shuǎngfresh and cool; relaxed
爽快shuǎng kuairefreshed; rejuvenated
豪爽háo shuǎngoutspoken and straightforward; forthright
爽约 (爽約)shuǎng yuēto miss an appointment; to break an appointment

See also: Japanese symbol for “invigorating”.

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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