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Chinese symbol for “optimize”

优化
yōu huà
Traditional: 優化
to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for optimize is 优化 (yōu huà), defined as: to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff.

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

优 yōu
superior; elegant
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes
化 huà
to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
radical 21 ⼔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “optimize”

WordPinyinMeaning
优选 (優選)yōu xuǎnto optimize; preferred
最佳化zuì jiā huà(computing, math.) to optimize

Related words

Other words that share a character with 优化.

WordPinyinMeaning
优秀 (優秀)yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
优势 (優勢)yōu shìsuperiority; dominance
优惠 (優惠)yōu huìprivilege; favorable (terms)
优先 (優先)yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence
优质 (優質)yōu zhìexcellent quality
文化wén huàculture; civilization
变化 (變化)biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
现代化 (現代化)xiàn dài huàmodernization; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “optimize”.

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.

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