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Chinese symbol for “comics”

漫画
màn huà
Traditional: 漫畫
comics; cartoon; caricature

The closest CC-CEDICT match for comics is 漫画 (màn huà), defined as: comics; cartoon; caricature.

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

漫 màn
inundating; exaggerated
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes
画 huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 漫画.

WordPinyinMeaning
浪漫làng mànromantic
漫长 (漫長)màn chángvery long; endless
动漫 (動漫)dòng màncartoons and comics; anime and manga
漫画家 (漫畫家)màn huà jiācartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
漫步màn bùto wander; to ramble
动画 (動畫)dòng huàanimation; cartoon
画面 (畫面)huà miànscene; tableau
计画 (計畫)jì huàvariant of 计划 (jì huà)

See also: Japanese symbol for “comics”.

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.