Chinese symbol for “cloth”
布
bù
cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cloth is 布 (bù), defined as: cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known.
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
Other Chinese words for “cloth”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布匹 | bù pǐ | cloth (by the yard) |
| 布料 | bù liào | fabric; cloth; material (for making clothing, curtains etc) |
| 布巾 | bù jīn | a cloth |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 布.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发布 (發佈) | fā bù | variant of 发布 (fā bù) |
| 宣布 (宣佈) | xuān bù | variant of 宣布 (xuān bù) |
| 公布 (公佈) | gōng bù | variant of 公布 (gōng bù) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cloth”.
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.