Chinese symbol for “foil”
花剑
huā jiàn
Traditional: 花劍
foil (fencing)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for foil is 花剑 (huā jiàn), defined as: foil (fencing).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “foil”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挫败 (挫敗) | cuò bài | to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); a setback; a failure; a defeat |
| 陪衬 (陪襯) | péi chèn | to serve as a foil; to set off; a foil; a contrast |
| 烘托 | hōng tuō | background (of a painting); backdrop |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 花剑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
| 花费 (花費) | huā fèi | expense; cost |
| 花钱 (花錢) | huā qián | to spend money |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton |
| 鲜花 (鮮花) | xiān huā | flower; fresh flowers |
| 桃花 | táo huā | peach blossom; (fig.) love affair |
| 宝剑 (寶劍) | bǎo jiàn | (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 刀剑 (刀劍) | dāo jiàn | sword |
See also: Japanese symbol for “foil”.
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.