Chinese symbol for “bloom”
开放
kāi fàng
Traditional: 開放
to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bloom is 开放 (kāi fàng), defined as: to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention.
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 “bloom”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开花 (開花) | kāi huā | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open |
| 挂花 (掛花) | guà huā | to be wounded; (of plants) to bloom |
| 秀 | xiù | (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 开放.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 召开 (召開) | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke |
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bloom”.
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.