Chinese symbol for “leisurely”
悠闲
yōu xián
Traditional: 悠閒
leisurely; carefree; relaxed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for leisurely is 悠闲 (yōu xián), defined as: leisurely; carefree; relaxed.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “leisurely”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疏散 | shū sǎn | idle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] |
| 款款 | kuǎn kuǎn | leisurely; sincerely |
| 慢腾腾 (慢騰騰) | màn téng téng | leisurely; unhurried |
| 散 | sǎn | scattered; loose |
| 闲散 (閒散) | xián sǎn | laid back; leisurely; (of resources: workers, funds etc) unused; idle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 悠闲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) |
| 忽悠 | hū you | to rock; to sway |
| 历史悠久 (歷史悠久) | lì shǐ yōu jiǔ | long-established; time-honored |
| 悠悠 | yōu yōu | lasting for ages; long drawn out |
| 休闲 (休閒) | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation |
| 闲置 (閒置) | xián zhì | to leave unused; to leave idle; to lie idle |
| 闲暇 (閑暇) | xián xiá | leisure; free time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “leisurely”.
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.