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Chinese symbol for “camouflage”

迷彩
mí cǎi
camouflage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for camouflage is 迷彩 (mí cǎi), defined as: camouflage.

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

迷 mí
to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
彩 cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
radical 59 ⼺ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “camouflage”

WordPinyinMeaning
伪装 (偽裝)wěi zhuāngto pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as
保护色 (保護色)bǎo hù sèprotective coloration; camouflage
拟态 (擬態)nǐ tài(biol.) mimicry; (protective) mimicry
隐色 (隱色)yǐn sèprotective coloration (esp. of insects); camouflage

Related words

Other words that share a character with 迷彩.

WordPinyinMeaning
球迷qiú mífan (ball sports); 个 (gè)
迷你mí nǐ(loanword) mini-; miniature; very small
迷人mí rénfascinating; enchanting
迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse
迷恋 (迷戀)mí liànto be infatuated with; to be enchanted by
迷信mí xìnsuperstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous

See also: Japanese symbol for “camouflage”.

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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