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Chinese symbol for “uplifting”

治愈
zhì yù
Traditional: 治癒
to cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming

The closest CC-CEDICT match for uplifting is 治愈 (zhì yù), defined as: to cure; to restore to health; uplifting; heartwarming.

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

治 zhì
to administer, to govern, to regulate
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
愈 yù
to recover, to heal; more and more
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “uplifting”

WordPinyinMeaning
昂扬 (昂揚)áng yángelated; high-spirited
治愈系 (治癒系)zhì yù xìuplifting; rejuvenating; heartwarming

Related words

Other words that share a character with 治愈.

WordPinyinMeaning
政治zhèng zhìpolitics; political
治疗 (治療)zhì liáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment
统治 (統治)tǒng zhìto rule (a country); to govern
治理zhì lǐto govern; to administer
自治区 (自治區)zì zhì qūautonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minorities (five in total: Guangxi,
自治zì zhìautonomy
愈来愈 (愈來愈)yù lái yùmore and more
痊愈 (痊癒)quán yùto recover completely (from illness or injury)

See also: Japanese symbol for “uplifting”.

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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