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Chinese symbol for “batik”

蜡染
là rǎn
Traditional: 蠟染
batik (color printing on cloth using wax)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for batik is 蜡染 (là rǎn), defined as: batik (color printing on cloth using wax).

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

蜡 là
candle, wax; maggot
radical 142 ⾍ · 14 strokes
染 rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蜡染.

WordPinyinMeaning
蜡烛 (蠟燭)là zhúcandle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī)
蜡笔 (蠟筆)là bǐcrayon (wax type)
蜡像馆 (蠟像館)là xiàng guǎnwax museum; waxworks
蜡像 (蠟像)là xiàngwaxwork; wax figure
石蜡 (石蠟)shí làparaffin wax
打蜡 (打蠟)dǎ làto wax (a car, floor etc)
污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence

See also: Japanese symbol for “batik”.

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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