Chinese symbol for “lucky”
吉
jí
lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lucky is 吉 (jí), defined as: lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9).
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
Other Chinese words for “lucky”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瑞 | ruì | lucky; auspicious |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky; auspicious |
| 幸运 (幸運) | xìng yùn | fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck |
| 好命 | hǎo mìng | lucky; blessed with good fortune |
| 命大 | mìng dà | lucky (to have escaped death or serious injury) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吉他 | jí tā | (loanword) guitar; measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 吉利 | jí lì | auspicious; lucky |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky; auspicious |
| 吉祥物 | jí xiáng wù | mascot |
| 吉普车 (吉普車) | jí pǔ chē | jeep (military vehicle) (loanword) |
| 大吉 | dà jí | very auspicious; extremely lucky |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lucky”.
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.