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Chinese symbol for “filling”

馅
xiàn
Traditional: 餡
filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for filling is 馅 (xiàn), defined as: filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies 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

馅 xiàn
filling, stuffing; secret
radical 184 ⾷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “filling”

WordPinyinMeaning
馅料 (餡料)xiàn liàofilling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)
硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm
填充物tián chōng wùfiller; filling; stuffing
充填chōng tiánto fill (gap, hole, area, blank); to pad out
内馅 (內餡)nèi xiàn(Tw) filling; stuffing (in pastries, dumplings etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 馅.

WordPinyinMeaning
馅饼 (餡餅)xiàn bǐngmeat pie; pie
露馅 (露餡)lòu xiànto leak; to expose (sb's secret)
馅料 (餡料)xiàn liàofilling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)
肉馅 (肉餡)ròu xiànground meat; mincemeat
馅儿 (餡兒)xiàn rerhua variant of 馅 (xiàn)
内馅 (內餡)nèi xiàn(Tw) filling; stuffing (in pastries, dumplings etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “filling”.

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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