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Chinese symbol for “denim”

丹宁
dān níng
Traditional: 丹寧
(loanword) denim; tannin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for denim is 丹宁 (dān níng), defined as: (loanword) denim; tannin.

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

丹 dān
cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes
宁 níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
radical 40 ⼧ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “denim”

WordPinyinMeaning
牛仔布niú zǎi bùdenim

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丹宁.

WordPinyinMeaning
苏丹 (蘇丹)sū dān(loanword) sultan
牡丹mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
灵丹妙药 (靈丹妙藥)líng dān miào yàoeffective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems; panacea
丹凤 (丹鳳)dān fèngred phoenix
炼丹 (煉丹)liàn dānto concoct pills of immortality
丹田dān tiánpubic region; point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides
宁愿 (寧願)nìng yuànwould rather ... (than ...)
宁可 (寧可)nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)

See also: Japanese symbol for “denim”.

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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