Chinese symbol for “joyful”
愉悦
yú yuè
Traditional: 愉悅
joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for joyful is 愉悦 (yú yuè), defined as: joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight.
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 “joyful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 恺 (愷) | kǎi | joyful; kind |
| 春 | chūn | spring (season); gay |
| 乐陶陶 (樂陶陶) | lè táo táo | joyful; cheerful |
| 喜吟吟 | xǐ yín yín | joyful; happy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 愉悦.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted |
| 欢愉 (歡愉) | huān yú | happy; joyous |
| 不愉快 | bù yú kuài | disagreeable; unpleasant |
| 恬愉 | tián yú | content and at ease |
| 周末愉快 (週末愉快) | zhōu mò yú kuài | have a nice weekend! |
| 喜悦 (喜悅) | xǐ yuè | happy; joyous |
| 取悦 (取悅) | qǔ yuè | to try to please |
| 不悦 (不悅) | bù yuè | displeased; annoyed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “joyful”.
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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