Chinese symbol for “merry”
僖
xī
cautious; merry; joyful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for merry is 僖 (xī), defined as: cautious; merry; joyful.
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 “merry”
See also: Japanese symbol for “merry”.
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.