Chinese symbol for “ringing”
清脆
qīng cuì
sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ringing is 清脆 (qīng cuì), defined as: sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound).
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 “ringing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻脆 (輕脆) | qīng cuì | sharp and clear; crisp |
| 电话铃声 (電話鈴聲) | diàn huà líng shēng | (telephone) ring; ringing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 清脆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up; to tidy up |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear; distinct |
| 高清 | gāo qīng | high definition (television etc); high fidelity (audio) |
| 清洁 (清潔) | qīng jié | clean; to clean |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed; sober |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 干脆 (乾脆) | gān cuì | candid; direct and to the point |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ringing”.
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.