Chinese symbol for “thriving”
鼎盛
dǐng shèng
thriving; flourishing
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thriving is 鼎盛 (dǐng shèng), defined as: thriving; flourishing.
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 “thriving”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勃勃 | bó bó | thriving; vigorous |
| 殷实 (殷實) | yīn shí | thriving; well-off |
| 昌明 | chāng míng | flourishing; thriving |
| 荣 (榮) | róng | glory; honor |
| 繁荣昌盛 (繁榮昌盛) | fán róng chāng shèng | glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鼎盛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 问鼎 (問鼎) | wèn dǐng | to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc) |
| 大名鼎鼎 | dà míng dǐng dǐng | grand reputation; renowned |
| 鼎立 | dǐng lì | lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod; tripartite confrontation or balance of forces |
| 鼎力 | dǐng lì | (honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help |
| 三足鼎立 | sān zú dǐng lì | (idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power |
| 盛大 | shèng dà | grand; majestic |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent |
| 盛会 (盛會) | shèng huì | pageant; distinguished meeting |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thriving”.
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.