Chinese symbol for “foam”
泡沫
pào mò
foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foam is 泡沫 (pào mò), defined as: foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble.
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
Other Chinese words for “foam”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沫 | mò | foam; suds |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister |
| 沫子 | mò zi | foam; froth |
| 泡棉 | pào mián | foam (material) |
| 白沫 | bái mò | froth; foam (coming from the mouth) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 泡沫.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泡泡 | pào pao | bubbles |
| 灯泡 (燈泡) | dēng pào | light bulb; see also 电灯泡 (diàn dēng pào) |
| 浸泡 | jìn pào | to steep; to soak |
| 气泡 (氣泡) | qì pào | bubble; blister (in metal) |
| 泡妞 | pào niū | to pick up girls; to play around with girls |
| 唾沫 | tuò mo | spittle; saliva |
| 白沫 | bái mò | froth; foam (coming from the mouth) |
| 泡沫经济 (泡沫經濟) | pào mò jīng jì | bubble economy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foam”.
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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