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Chinese symbol for “spirited”

精神
jīng shen
vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spirited is 精神 (jīng shen), defined as: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking.

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

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
神 shen
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “spirited”

WordPinyinMeaning
烈性liè xìngstrong; intense; spirited; virulent
气昂昂 (氣昂昂)qì áng ángfull of vigor; spirited
痛快淋漓tòng kuài lín líjoyous; hearty
气冲霄汉 (氣沖霄漢)qì chōng xiāo hàn(idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited
欢势 (歡勢)huān shilively; full of vigor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精神.

WordPinyinMeaning
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
女神nǚ shéngoddess; nymph
神经 (神經)shén jīngnerve; mental state
神话 (神話)shén huàlegend; fairy tale

See also: Japanese symbol for “spirited”.

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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