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Chinese symbol for “socialite”

交际花
jiāo jì huā
Traditional: 交際花
(female) social butterfly; socialite; courtesan

The closest CC-CEDICT match for socialite is 交际花 (jiāo jì huā), defined as: (female) social butterfly; socialite; courtesan.

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

交 jiāo
to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
radical 8 ⼇ · 6 strokes
际 jì
border, boundary, juncture
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 交际花.

WordPinyinMeaning
交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
交换 (交換)jiāo huànto exchange; to swap
外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic
交给 (交給)jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
国际 (國際)guó jìinternational
实际 (實際)shí jìreality; practice
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)

See also: Japanese symbol for “socialite”.

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.