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Chinese symbol for “filament”

灯丝
dēng sī
Traditional: 燈絲
filament (in a lightbulb)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for filament is 灯丝 (dēng sī), defined as: filament (in a lightbulb).

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

灯 dēng
lamp, lantern, light
radical 86 ⽕ · 6 strokes
丝 sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “filament”

WordPinyinMeaning
丝状物 (絲狀物)sī zhuàng wùfilament

Related words

Other words that share a character with 灯丝.

WordPinyinMeaning
灯光 (燈光)dēng guāng(stage) lighting; light
灯笼 (燈籠)dēng lónglantern
灯塔 (燈塔)dēng tǎlighthouse; measure word: 座 (zuò)
红灯 (紅燈)hóng dēngred light
路灯 (路燈)lù dēngstreet lamp; street light
灯泡 (燈泡)dēng pàolight bulb; see also 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào)
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit

See also: Japanese symbol for “filament”.

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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