Chinese symbol for “soar”
翔
xiáng
to soar; to glide; variant of 详 (xiáng); (slang) shit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for soar is 翔 (xiáng), defined as: to soar; to glide; variant of 详 (xiáng); (slang) shit.
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 “soar”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翱翔 | áo xiáng | to soar; to wheel about in the sky |
| 冲天 (沖天) | chōng tiān | (lit. and fig.) to soar; to shoot upwards |
| 猛涨 (猛漲) | měng zhǎng | (of water) to soar; (of prices) to skyrocket |
| 高飞 (高飛) | gāo fēi | to soar |
| 飏 (颺) | yáng | to soar; to fly |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 翔.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飞翔 (飛翔) | fēi xiáng | to circle in the air; to soar |
| 翔实 (翔實) | xiáng shí | complete and accurate |
| 翱翔 | áo xiáng | to soar; to wheel about in the sky |
| 滑翔 | huá xiáng | to glide |
| 滑翔机 (滑翔機) | huá xiáng jī | glider |
| 滑翔伞 (滑翔傘) | huá xiáng sǎn | paraglider (equipment); paragliding (sport) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “soar”.
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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