Chinese symbol for “bruise”
弄伤
nòng shāng
Traditional: 弄傷
to bruise; to hurt (something)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bruise is 弄伤 (nòng shāng), defined as: to bruise; to hurt (something).
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 “bruise”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撞伤 (撞傷) | zhuàng shāng | bruise; bump |
| 淤青 | yū qīng | bruise; contusion |
| 紫斑 | zǐ bān | bruise |
| 青肿 (青腫) | qīng zhǒng | bruise |
| 伤痕 (傷痕) | shāng hén | scar; bruise |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 弄伤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玩弄 | wán nòng | to play with; to toy with |
| 愚弄 | yú nòng | to make a fool out of; to fool |
| 弄清 | nòng qīng | to clarify; to fully understand |
| 嘲弄 | cháo nòng | to tease; to poke fun at |
| 戏弄 (戲弄) | xì nòng | to play tricks on; to make fun of |
| 卖弄 (賣弄) | mài nong | to show off; to make a display of |
| 伤害 (傷害) | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bruise”.
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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