Chinese symbol for “mood”
情绪
qíng xù
Traditional: 情緒
mood; state of mind; moodiness; 种 (zhǒng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mood is 情绪 (qíng xù), defined as: mood; state of mind; moodiness; 种 (zhǒng).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “mood”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 心境 | xīn jìng | mood; mental state |
| 兴致 (興致) | xìng zhì | mood; spirits |
| 气氛 (氣氛) | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 情调 (情調) | qíng diào | ambience; mood; flavor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 情绪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 情况 (情況) | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation; 种 (zhǒng) |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 桩 (zhuāng) |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 思绪 (思緒) | sī xù | train of thought; emotional state |
| 头绪 (頭緒) | tóu xù | outline; main threads |
| 就绪 (就緒) | jiù xù | to be ready; to be in order |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mood”.
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.