Chinese symbol for “birth”
诞
dàn
Traditional: 誕
birth; birthday; brag; boast
The closest CC-CEDICT match for birth is 诞 (dàn), defined as: birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “birth”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亲生 (親生) | qīn shēng | one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents) |
| 降生 | jiàng shēng | to be born; arrival of newborn |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 诞.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诞生 (誕生) | dàn shēng | to be born |
| 诞辰 (誕辰) | dàn chén | birthday |
| 荒诞 (荒誕) | huāng dàn | beyond belief; incredible |
| 怪诞 (怪誕) | guài dàn | freak; weird |
| 华诞 (華誕) | huá dàn | (formal) birthday; anniversary of the founding of an organization |
| 荒诞不经 (荒誕不經) | huāng dàn bù jīng | absurd; preposterous |
See also: Japanese symbol for “birth”.
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.