King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “silvery”

清脆
qīng cuì
sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for silvery 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

清 qīng
clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
脆 cuì
fragile, frail; brittle, crisp
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “silvery”

WordPinyinMeaning
轻脆 (輕脆)qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp

Related words

Other words that share a character with 清脆.

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
脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
干脆 (乾脆)gān cuìcandid; direct and to the point

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.

Last posts

  1. Buying Chanbara Swords for Sparring and Competition
  2. What Size Shinai Does a Child Need for Kendo Practice
  3. Best Polypropylene Bokken for Hard Contact Training
  4. Best Foam Swords for Kids Martial Arts and Safe Practice
  5. Are Cold Steel Training Swords Good for Practice
  6. Shinai Maintenance and Essential Tools for Bamboo Care
  7. Best Shinai for Kendo Beginners Choosing Your First Sword
  8. Choosing the Best Bokken for Kendo Kata
  9. Using a Tsuba on Your Bokken for Partner Practice
  10. How Much Should You Spend on a Wooden Practice Sword