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Chinese symbol for “flatten”

抚平
fǔ píng
Traditional: 撫平
to flatten; to smooth down; to unwrinkle; (fig.) to soothe (emotional wounds); to heal (scars)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for flatten is 抚平 (fǔ píng), defined as: to flatten; to smooth down; to unwrinkle; (fig.) to soothe (emotional wounds); to heal (scars).

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

抚 fǔ
to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “flatten”

WordPinyinMeaning
抹平mǒ píngto flatten; to level
弄平nòng píngto flatten
平整píng zhěngsmooth; level

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抚平.

WordPinyinMeaning
安抚 (安撫)ān fǔto placate; to pacify
抚养 (撫養)fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up
巡抚 (巡撫)xún fǔinspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times
抚摸 (撫摸)fǔ mōto gently caress and stroke; to pet
抚慰 (撫慰)fǔ wèito console; to comfort
爱抚 (愛撫)ài fǔto caress; to fondle
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful

See also: Japanese symbol for “flatten”.

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.