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Chinese symbol for “lackluster”

离离光光
lí lí guāng guāng
Traditional: 離離光光
lackluster (look)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lackluster is 离离光光 (lí lí guāng guāng), defined as: lackluster (look).

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

离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
离
离 lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
radical 114 ⽱ · 11 strokes
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
光
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lackluster”

WordPinyinMeaning
瘟wēnepidemic; pestilence; plague; (fig.) stupid; dull; (of a performance) lackluster
拉胯lā kuà(slang) disappointing; lackluster; lame; performing poorly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 离离光光.

WordPinyinMeaning
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
距离 (距離)jù lídistance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from
脱离 (脫離)tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from
离婚 (離婚)lí hūnto divorce
分离 (分離)fēn líto separate
远离 (遠離)yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)

See also: Japanese symbol for “lackluster”.

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.