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Chinese symbol for “flare”

照明弹
zhào míng dàn
Traditional: 照明彈
flare; star shell

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flare is 照明弹 (zhào míng dàn), defined as: flare; star shell.

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

照 zhào
to shine, to reflect, to illuminate
radical 86 ⽕ · 13 strokes
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
弹 dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flare”

WordPinyinMeaning
闪亮 (閃亮)shǎn liàngbrilliant; shiny
闪熠 (閃熠)shǎn yìto flare; to flash

Related words

Other words that share a character with 照明弹.

WordPinyinMeaning
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
照顾 (照顧)zhào guto take care of; to show consideration
依照yī zhàoaccording to; in light of
护照 (護照)hù zhàopassport; measure word: 本 (běn), 个 (gè)
拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)

See also: Japanese symbol for “flare”.

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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