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Chinese symbol for “ballet”

芭蕾
bā lěi
ballet (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ballet is 芭蕾 (bā lěi), defined as: ballet (loanword).

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

芭 bā
a plantain or banana palm
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes
蕾 lěi
flower bud
radical 140 ⾋ · 16 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ballet”

WordPinyinMeaning
芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔballet (loanword)
舞剧 (舞劇)wǔ jùdance drama; ballet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 芭蕾.

WordPinyinMeaning
芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔballet (loanword)
芭蕉bā jiāoJapanese banana (Musa basjoo)
芭乐 (芭樂)bā lèguava (loanword from Taiwanese)
芭蕉扇bā jiāo shànpalm-leaf fan
芭菲bā fēiparfait (loanword)
蕾丝 (蕾絲)lěi sī(textiles) (loanword) lace
味蕾wèi lěitaste bud(s)
花蕾huā lěibud; flower bud

See also: Japanese symbol for “ballet”.

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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