Chinese symbol for “blossom”
绽放
zhàn fàng
Traditional: 綻放
to blossom
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blossom is 绽放 (zhàn fàng), defined as: to blossom.
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 “blossom”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开花 (開花) | kāi huā | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom |
| 花 (蘤) | huā | variant of 花 (huā); flower |
| 英 | yīng | hero; outstanding |
| 群花 | qún huā | blossom |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绽放.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破绽 (破綻) | pò zhàn | split seam; (fig.) flaw |
| 绽开 (綻開) | zhàn kāi | to burst forth |
| 皮开肉绽 (皮開肉綻) | pí kāi ròu zhàn | flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom) |
| 破绽百出 (破綻百出) | pò zhàn bǎi chū | (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) |
| 绽裂 (綻裂) | zhàn liè | to split open; to split apart |
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blossom”.
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.