Chinese symbol for “blush”
脸红
liǎn hóng
Traditional: 臉紅
to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blush is 脸红 (liǎn hóng), defined as: to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc).
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 “blush”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红脸 (紅臉) | hóng liǎn | to blush; to turn red |
| 红潮 (紅潮) | hóng cháo | to blush; flush |
| 泛红 (泛紅) | fàn hóng | to blush; to redden |
| 飞红 (飛紅) | fēi hóng | to blush |
| 羞红 (羞紅) | xiū hóng | to blush |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脸红.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丢脸 (丟臉) | diū liǎn | to lose face; humiliation |
| 脸色 (臉色) | liǎn sè | complexion; look |
| 脸部 (臉部) | liǎn bù | face |
| 露脸 (露臉) | lòu liǎn | to show one's face; to make one's good name |
| 笑脸 (笑臉) | xiào liǎn | smiling face; smiley :) ☺ |
| 脸颊 (臉頰) | liǎn jiá | cheek |
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blush”.
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.