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Chinese symbol for “kitsch”

媚俗
mèi sú
to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kitsch is 媚俗 (mèi sú), defined as: to cater to the public's taste; kitsch; commercial.

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

媚 mèi
attractive, charming; to charm, to flatter
radical 38 ⼥ · 12 strokes
俗 sú
social customs; vulgar, unrefined
radical 9 ⼈ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 媚俗.

WordPinyinMeaning
妩媚 (嫵媚)wǔ mèilovely; charming
明媚míng mèibright and beautiful
谄媚 (諂媚)chǎn mèito flatter
阳光明媚 (陽光明媚)yáng guāng míng mèithe sun shines brightly (idiom)
媚外mèi wàito fawn on foreigners; to pander to foreign powers
娇媚 (嬌媚)jiāo mèiflirtatious; coquettish
习俗 (習俗)xí súcustom; tradition
俗称 (俗稱)sú chēngcommonly referred to as; common term

See also: Japanese symbol for “kitsch”.

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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