Chinese symbol for “rarity”
尤物
yóu wù
rarity; rare object; rare person; extraordinarily beautiful woman
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rarity is 尤物 (yóu wù), defined as: rarity; rare object; rare person; extraordinarily beautiful woman.
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 “rarity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 异物 (異物) | yì wù | rarity; rare delicacy |
| 稀罕 | xī han | rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity |
| 麟角凤觜 (麟角鳳觜) | lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ | lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom); fig. rara avis |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尤物.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially; particularly |
| 尤为 (尤為) | yóu wéi | especially |
| 怨天尤人 | yuàn tiān yóu rén | (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others |
| 效尤 | xiào yóu | to follow a bad example |
| 尤指 | yóu zhǐ | especially; particularly |
| 人物 | rén wù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc) |
| 动物 (動物) | dòng wù | animal |
| 物质 (物質) | wù zhì | matter; substance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rarity”.
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.