Chinese symbol for “dawn”
黎明
lí míng
dawn; daybreak
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dawn is 黎明 (lí míng), defined as: dawn; daybreak.
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 “dawn”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晓 (曉) | xiǎo | dawn; daybreak |
| 旭 | xù | dawn; rising sun |
| 天明 | tiān míng | dawn; daybreak |
| 昕 | xīn | dawn |
| 昉 | fǎng | dawn; to begin |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 黎明.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黎民 | lí mín | the common people; the great unwashed |
| 黎庶 | lí shù | populace; masses; the people |
| 巴黎绿 (巴黎綠) | bā lí lǜ | Paris green; copper(II) acetoarsenite Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2 |
| 烝黎 | zhēng lí | people; the masses |
| 阇黎 (闍黎) | shé lí | Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阇梨 (shé lí) |
| 说明 (說明) | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dawn”.
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.