Chinese symbol for “flagging”

淡薄

dàn bó

thin; light; flagging; faint

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flagging is 淡薄 (dàn bó), defined as: thin; light; flagging; faint.

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

淡 dàn

watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless

radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes

薄 bó

thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy

radical 140 ⾋ · 17 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 淡薄.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
淡水	dàn shuǐ	freshwater
淡化	dàn huà	to water down; to play down
冷淡	lěng dàn	cold; indifferent
平淡	píng dàn	flat; dull
扯淡	chě dàn	to talk nonsense
轻描淡写 (輕描淡寫)	qīng miáo dàn xiě	(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay
薄弱	bó ruò	weak; frail
薄膜	bó mó	membrane; film

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.