Chinese symbol for “optimist”
达人
dá rén
Traditional: 達人
(coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000); (literary) sensible person; person who understands life; (literary) optimist
The closest CC-CEDICT match for optimist is 达人 (dá rén), defined as: (coll.) expert; connoisseur; guru; enthusiast; geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000); (literary) sensible person; person who understands life; (literary) optimist.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 达人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 达到 (達到) | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 表达 (表達) | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 达成 (達成) | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |
| 到达 (到達) | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 发达 (發達) | fā dá | well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand |
| 抵达 (抵達) | dǐ dá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “optimist”.
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.