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Chinese symbol for “dent”

凹痕
āo hén
dent; indentation; notch; pitting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dent is 凹痕 (āo hén), defined as: dent; indentation; notch; pitting.

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

凹 āo
concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes
痕 hén
scar, mark; vestige, trace
radical 104 ⽧ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 凹痕.

WordPinyinMeaning
凹陷āo xiànto cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed
凹凸āo tūconcave or convex; bumps and holes
凹槽āo cáorecess; notch
凹凸不平āo tū bù píng(idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
凹版āo bǎnintaglio printing plate (or a print made with it)
痕迹 (痕跡)hén jìvestige; mark
伤痕 (傷痕)shāng hénscar; bruise
裂痕liè héncrack; gap

See also: Japanese symbol for “dent”.

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.