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Chinese symbol for “gloss”

光泽
guāng zé
Traditional: 光澤
luster; gloss

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gloss is 光泽 (guāng zé), defined as: luster; gloss.

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

光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
泽 zé
marsh, swamp; brilliance, grace
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 光泽.

WordPinyinMeaning
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
光明guāng mínglight; radiance
目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
观光 (觀光)guān guāngto tour; sightseeing
沼泽 (沼澤)zhǎo zémarsh; swamp
色泽 (色澤)sè zécolor and luster

See also: Japanese symbol for “gloss”.

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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