Chinese symbol for “showy”
花式
huā shì
fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰 (huā shì liū bīng) "figure skating"); (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for showy is 花式 (huā shì), defined as: fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in 花式溜冰 (huā shì liū bīng) "figure skating"); (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers).
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 “showy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 漂浮 | piāo fú | to float; to hover |
| 浮华 (浮華) | fú huá | ostentatious; pretentious |
| 骚包 (騷包) | sāo bāo | (slang) alluring; showy |
| 有排面 | yǒu pái miàn | (neologism) (coll.) ostentatious; showy; impressive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 花式.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 花费 (花費) | huā fèi | expense; cost |
| 花钱 (花錢) | huā qián | to spend money |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton |
| 鲜花 (鮮花) | xiān huā | flower; fresh flowers |
| 桃花 | táo huā | peach blossom; (fig.) love affair |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal; official |
See also: Japanese symbol for “showy”.
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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