Chinese symbol for “smiling”
笑吟吟
xiào yín yín
smiling; with a smile
The closest CC-CEDICT match for smiling is 笑吟吟 (xiào yín yín), defined as: smiling; with a smile.
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 “smiling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忍俊 | rěn jùn | smiling |
| 笑嘻嘻 | xiào xī xī | grinning; smiling |
| 开心颜 (開心顏) | kāi xīn yán | to rejoice; smiling |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 笑吟吟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
| 笑话 (笑話) | xiào hua | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
| 开玩笑 (開玩笑) | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny; ridiculous |
| 搞笑 | gǎo xiào | to get people to laugh; funny |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at; to deride |
| 呻吟 | shēn yín | to moan; to groan |
| 吟唱 | yín chàng | to chant; to recite |
| 吟诗 (吟詩) | yín shī | to recite poetry |
See also: Japanese symbol for “smiling”.
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.