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Chinese symbol for “chapped”

皴
cūn
chapped; cracked

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chapped is 皴 (cūn), defined as: chapped; cracked.

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

皴 cūn
chapped, cracked
radical 107 ⽪ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “chapped”

WordPinyinMeaning
龟裂 (龜裂)jūn lièto crack; cracked

Related words

Other words that share a character with 皴.

WordPinyinMeaning
皴裂cūn liè(of lips, skin etc) to chap

See also: Japanese symbol for “chapped”.

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.