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Chinese symbol for “vanity”

虚荣
xū róng
Traditional: 虛榮
vanity

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vanity is 虚荣 (xū róng), defined as: vanity.

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

虚 xū
false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
radical 141 ⾌ · 11 strokes
荣 róng
glory, honor; to flourish, to prosper
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vanity”

WordPinyinMeaning
虚荣心 (虛榮心)xū róng xīnvanity
空幻kōng huànvanity; empty fantasy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 虚荣.

WordPinyinMeaning
虚拟 (虛擬)xū nǐto imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical
虚假 (虛假)xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham
虚构 (虛構)xū gòuto make up; fabrication
虚伪 (虛偽)xū wěifalse; hypocritical
空虚 (空虛)kōng xūhollow; emptiness
虚弱 (虛弱)xū ruòweak; in poor health
荣誉 (榮譽)róng yùhonor; credit
繁荣 (繁榮)fán róngprosperous; booming

See also: Japanese symbol for “vanity”.

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.