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Chinese symbol for “engraving”

划花
huà huā
Traditional: 劃花
engraving (on porcelain etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for engraving is 划花 (huà huā), defined as: engraving (on porcelain etc).

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

划 huà
to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan; profitable
radical 18 ⼑ · 6 strokes
花 huā
flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
radical 140 ⾋ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “engraving”

WordPinyinMeaning
蚀刻 (蝕刻)shí kèto etch; engraving
版刻bǎn kècarving; engraving

Related words

Other words that share a character with 划花.

WordPinyinMeaning
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
规划 (規劃)guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
划分 (劃分)huà fēnto divide up; to partition
行政区划 (行政區劃)xíng zhèng qū huàadministrative subdivision
策划 (策劃)cè huàto plot; to scheme
区划 (區劃)qū huàsubdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
花园 (花園)huā yuángarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò)
花费 (花費)huā fèiexpense; cost

See also: Japanese symbol for “engraving”.

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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