Chinese symbol for “faded”
泛白
fàn bái
to be suffused with white; faded; bleached; to blanch
The closest CC-CEDICT match for faded is 泛白 (fàn bái), defined as: to be suffused with white; faded; bleached; to blanch.
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 “faded”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菸 | yū | to wither; dried leaves |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 泛白.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 广泛 (廣泛) | guǎng fàn | wide; broad; extensive; widespread |
| 泛滥 (氾濫) | fàn làn | to overflow; to inundate; to flood; (fig.) to proliferate unchecked |
| 泛指 | fàn zhǐ | to make a general reference; to be used in a general sense |
| 宽泛 (寬泛) | kuān fàn | wide-ranging |
| 泛舟 | fàn zhōu | to go boating |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 白人 | bái rén | white man or woman; Caucasian |
See also: Japanese symbol for “faded”.
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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