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Chinese symbol for “magnificent”

华
huá
Traditional: 華
magnificent; splendid; flowery

The closest CC-CEDICT match for magnificent is 华 (huá), defined as: magnificent; splendid; flowery.

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

华 huá
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
radical 24 ⼗ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “magnificent”

WordPinyinMeaning
华美 (華美)huá měimagnificent; gorgeous
风华 (風華)fēng huámagnificent
壮美 (壯美)zhuàng měimagnificent
美轮美奂 (美輪美奐)měi lún měi huàn(idiom) (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent
皇皇huáng huángmagnificent; variant of 惶惶 (huáng huáng)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 华.

WordPinyinMeaning
豪华 (豪華)háo huáluxurious
精华 (精華)jīng huábest feature; most important part of an object
华丽 (華麗)huá lìgorgeous
才华 (才華)cái huátalent; measure word: 份 (fèn)
奢华 (奢華)shē huáluxurious; sumptuous
对华 (對華)duì Huá(policy etc) towards China

See also: Japanese symbol for “magnificent”.

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.