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Chinese symbol for “promising”

有戏
yǒu xì
Traditional: 有戲
(coll.) promising; likely to turn out well

The closest CC-CEDICT match for promising is 有戏 (yǒu xì), defined as: (coll.) promising; likely to turn out well.

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

有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes
戏 xì
play, show, theater
radical 62 ⼽ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “promising”

WordPinyinMeaning
有望yǒu wànghopeful; promising
远大 (遠大)yuǎn dàfar-reaching; broad
有潜力 (有潛力)yǒu qián lìpromising; showing potential
有为 (有為)yǒu wéipromising; to show promise
有希望yǒu xī wànghopeful; promising

Related words

Other words that share a character with 有戏.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng gu
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
有关 (有關)yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to
游戏 (遊戲)yóu xìgame (场 (chǎng)); to play
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play

See also: Japanese symbol for “promising”.

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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