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Chinese symbol for “vibe”

气质
qì zhì
Traditional: 氣質
personality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class

The closest CC-CEDICT match for vibe is 气质 (qì zhì), defined as: personality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class.

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

气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
质 zhì
essence, nature; material, substance
radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “vibe”

WordPinyinMeaning
气场 (氣場)qì chǎngqi field (in qigong or feng shui); vibe (of a person or place); aura; atmosphere

Related words

Other words that share a character with 气质.

WordPinyinMeaning
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere
气候 (氣候)qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
生气 (生氣)shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
勇气 (勇氣)yǒng qìcourage
气氛 (氣氛)qì fēnatmosphere; mood
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
物质 (物質)wù zhìmatter; substance

See also: Japanese symbol for “vibe”.

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.