King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “comforter”

棉被
mián bèi
comforter; quilt; 条 (tiáo),床 (chuáng),张 (zhāng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for comforter is 棉被 (mián bèi), defined as: comforter; quilt; 条 (tiáo),床 (chuáng),张 (zhāng).

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

棉 mián
cotton; cotton-padded
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
被 bèi
bedding; a passive particle meaning "by"
radical 145 ⾐ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 棉被.

WordPinyinMeaning
棉花mián huacotton
石棉shí miánasbestos
棉布mián bùcotton cloth
棉袄 (棉襖)mián ǎocotton-padded jacket
棉纱 (棉紗)mián shācotton yarn
被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced
被告bèi gào(law) the defendant; the accused

See also: Japanese symbol for “comforter”.

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.