Chinese symbol for “smile”
听
yǐn
smile (archaic)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for smile is 听 (yǐn), defined as: smile (archaic).
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 “smile”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile; smiling expression |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
| 莞 | wǎn | smile |
| 开颜 (開顏) | kāi yán | to smile; to beam |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 听.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 听到 (聽到) | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听说 (聽說) | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that) |
| 听见 (聽見) | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 听取 (聽取) | tīng qǔ | to hear (news); to listen to |
| 听众 (聽眾) | tīng zhòng | audience; listeners |
| 倾听 (傾聽) | qīng tīng | to listen attentively |
See also: Japanese symbol for “smile”.
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.