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Chinese symbol for “luck”

运气
yùn qi
Traditional: 運氣
luck (good or bad)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for luck is 运气 (yùn qi), defined as: luck (good or bad).

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

运 yùn
to run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
radical 162 ⾡ · 7 strokes
气 qi
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “luck”

WordPinyinMeaning
造物zào wùluck; to create the universe
手气 (手氣)shǒu qìluck (in gambling)
运 (運)yùnto move; to transport
福fúgood fortune; happiness
幸运 (幸運)xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck

Related words

Other words that share a character with 运气.

WordPinyinMeaning
运动 (運動)yùn dòngto move; to exercise
运用 (運用)yùn yòngto use; to put to use
运行 (運行)yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation
运输 (運輸)yùn shūto transport; to carry
命运 (命運)mìng yùnfate; destiny
幸运 (幸運)xìng yùnfortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

See also: Japanese symbol for “luck”.

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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