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Chinese symbol for “refreshing”

清凉
qīng liáng
Traditional: 清涼
cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for refreshing is 清凉 (qīng liáng), defined as: cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing.

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

清 qīng
clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
凉 liáng
cool, cold; disheartened
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “refreshing”

WordPinyinMeaning
耳目一新ěr mù yī xīna pleasant change; a breath of fresh air

Related words

Other words that share a character with 清凉.

WordPinyinMeaning
清楚qīng chuclear; distinct
清理qīng lǐto clear up; to tidy up
清晰qīng xīclear; distinct
高清gāo qīnghigh definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio)
清洁 (清潔)qīng jiéclean; to clean
清醒qīng xǐngclear-headed; sober
凉爽 (涼爽)liáng shuǎngcool and refreshing
荒凉 (荒涼)huāng liángdesolate

See also: Japanese symbol for “refreshing”.

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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