Chinese symbol for “carmine”
洋红
yáng hóng
Traditional: 洋紅
carmine; magenta
The closest CC-CEDICT match for carmine is 洋红 (yáng hóng), defined as: carmine; magenta.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 洋红.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean |
| 大洋 | dà yáng | ocean; (old) silver dollar |
| 洋葱 (洋蔥) | yáng cōng | onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion |
| 巡洋舰 (巡洋艦) | xún yáng jiàn | cruiser (warship); battle cruiser |
| 洋人 | yáng rén | foreigner; (esp.) Westerner |
| 远洋 (遠洋) | yuǎn yáng | distant seas; the open ocean (far from the coast) |
| 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 “carmine”.
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.