Chinese symbol for “gray”
灰色
huī sè
gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gray is 灰色 (huī sè), defined as: gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited.
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 “gray”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust |
| 戈瑞 | gē ruì | gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword) |
| 戈雷 | gē léi | gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword) (Tw) |
| 駽 | xuàn | gray |
| 浅黑 (淺黑) | qiǎn hēi | dark; gray |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 灰色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灰尘 (灰塵) | huī chén | dust |
| 骨灰 | gǔ huī | bone ash; cremation ashes; cremains |
| 灰烬 (灰燼) | huī jìn | ashes |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart; to be discouraged |
| 灰暗 | huī àn | dull gray; drab |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color; countenance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gray”.
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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