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Chinese symbol for “upbeat”

阳光
yáng guāng
Traditional: 陽光
sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for upbeat is 阳光 (yáng guāng), defined as: sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny).

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

阳 yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
radical 170 ⾩ · 6 strokes
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 阳光.

WordPinyinMeaning
太阳 (太陽)tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
太阳能 (太陽能)tài yáng néngsolar energy
阳台 (陽台)yáng táivariant of 阳台 (yáng tái)
朝阳 (朝陽)cháo yángto be exposed to the sun; in a position facing the sun
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
光明guāng mínglight; radiance
目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look

See also: Japanese symbol for “upbeat”.

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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