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Chinese symbol for “complexion”

脸色
liǎn sè
Traditional: 臉色
complexion; look

The closest CC-CEDICT match for complexion is 脸色 (liǎn sè), defined as: complexion; look.

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

脸 liǎn
face, cheek; reputation
radical 130 ⾁ · 11 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “complexion”

WordPinyinMeaning
气色 (氣色)qì sècomplexion
面色miàn sècomplexion
采cǎicolor; complexion
脸相 (臉相)liǎn xiàngcomplexion; looks
容颜 (容顏)róng yánmien; complexion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脸色.

WordPinyinMeaning
丢脸 (丟臉)diū liǎnto lose face; humiliation
脸部 (臉部)liǎn bùface
露脸 (露臉)lòu liǎnto show one's face; to make one's good name
笑脸 (笑臉)xiào liǎnsmiling face; smiley :) ☺
脸颊 (臉頰)liǎn jiácheek
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
颜色 (顏色)yán sècolor; countenance

See also: Japanese symbol for “complexion”.

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.

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