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Chinese symbol for “cellophane”

玻璃纸
bō li zhǐ
Traditional: 玻璃紙
cellophane

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cellophane is 玻璃纸 (bō li zhǐ), defined as: cellophane.

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

玻 bō
glass
radical 96 ⽟ · 9 strokes
璃 li
glass; colored glaze
radical 96 ⽟ · 14 strokes
纸 zhǐ
paper
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cellophane”

WordPinyinMeaning
赛璐玢 (賽璐玢)sài lù fēn(loanword) cellophane

Related words

Other words that share a character with 玻璃纸.

WordPinyinMeaning
玻璃bō liglass; 张 (zhāng),块 (kuài)
玻璃纤维 (玻璃纖維)bō lí xiān wéifiberglass; glass fiber
挡风玻璃 (擋風玻璃)dǎng fēng bō liwindshield; wind screen
玻璃杯bō li bēidrinking glass
玻璃钢 (玻璃鋼)bō li gāngglass-reinforced plastic; fiberglass
窗玻璃chuāng bō líwindow pane
琉璃liú licolored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object
琉璃瓦liú li wǎglazed roof tile
报纸 (報紙)bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint

See also: Japanese symbol for “cellophane”.

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.