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Chinese symbol for “seductive”

妖媚
yāo mèi
seductive; captivating; alluring

The closest CC-CEDICT match for seductive is 妖媚 (yāo mèi), defined as: seductive; captivating; alluring.

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

妖 yāo
strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive
radical 38 ⼥ · 7 strokes
媚 mèi
attractive, charming; to charm, to flatter
radical 38 ⼥ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “seductive”

WordPinyinMeaning
魅力四射mèi lì sì shèglamorous; charming; seductive
勾人gōu rénsexy; seductive

Related words

Other words that share a character with 妖媚.

WordPinyinMeaning
妖精yāo jingevil spirit; alluring woman
妖怪yāo guàimonster; devil
人妖rén yāotransvestite; transsexual
妖魔yāo módemon
小妖精xiǎo yāo jīnggoblin; hussy
妖魔化yāo mó huàto demonize
妩媚 (嫵媚)wǔ mèilovely; charming
明媚míng mèibright and beautiful

See also: Japanese symbol for “seductive”.

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.