Chinese symbol for “cosmetics”
脂粉
zhī fěn
cosmetics
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cosmetics is 脂粉 (zhī fěn), defined as: cosmetics.
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 “cosmetics”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美妆 (美妝) | měi zhuāng | beauty products; cosmetics; (metonym) the beauty industry |
| 彩妆 (彩妝) | cǎi zhuāng | makeup; cosmetics |
| 粉黛 | fěn dài | face powder and eyebrow liner; cosmetics |
| 朱粉 | zhū fěn | red lead oxide Pb3O4; rouge and white lead |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脂粉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脂肪 | zhī fáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) |
| 油脂 | yóu zhī | grease; oil |
| 树脂 (樹脂) | shù zhī | resin |
| 脂肪酸 | zhī fáng suān | fatty acid |
| 胭脂 | yān zhī | rouge |
| 脱脂 (脫脂) | tuō zhī | to remove fat; to skim (milk) |
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cosmetics”.
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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