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Chinese symbol for “relaxed”

轻松
qīng sōng
Traditional: 輕鬆
light; gentle; relaxed; effortless

The closest CC-CEDICT match for relaxed is 轻松 (qīng sōng), defined as: light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax.

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

轻 qīng
light, gentle; simple, easy
radical 159 ⾞ · 9 strokes
松 sōng
pine tree; fir tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “relaxed”

WordPinyinMeaning
宽 (寬)kuānwide; broad
轻省 (輕省)qīng shengrelaxed; easy
宽松 (寬鬆)kuān sōngspacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable
缓 (緩)huǎnslow; unhurried
悠闲 (悠閒)yōu xiánleisurely; carefree

Related words

Other words that share a character with 轻松.

WordPinyinMeaning
年轻 (年輕)nián qīngyoung
年轻人 (年輕人)nián qīng rényoung people; youngster
轻易 (輕易)qīng yìeasy; simple; rashly; offhandedly
减轻 (減輕)jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease
轻轻 (輕輕)qīng qīnglightly; softly
放松 (放鬆)fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen
宽松 (寬鬆)kuān sōngspacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable
马拉松 (馬拉松)mǎ lā sōng(loanword) marathon

See also: Japanese symbol for “relaxed”.

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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