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Chinese symbol for “iris”

虹膜
hóng mó
iris (of an eye)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for iris is 虹膜 (hóng mó), defined as: iris (of an eye).

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

虹 hóng
rainbow
radical 142 ⾍ · 9 strokes
膜 mó
membrane, film; to kneel and worship
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes

Other Chinese words for “iris”

WordPinyinMeaning
鸢尾花 (鳶尾花)yuān wěi huāiris (family Iridaceae)
蝴蝶花hú dié huāiris; Iris tectorum
马兰花 (馬蘭花)mǎ lán huāiris; Iris tectorum
虹彩hóng cǎiiridescence; iris (of the eye)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 虹膜.

WordPinyinMeaning
彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow; measure word: 道 (dào)
虹桥 (虹橋)hóng qiáoarched bridge
霓虹ní hóng(loanword) neon lights (abbr. for 霓虹灯 (ní hóng dēng)); (literary) rainbow
霓虹灯 (霓虹燈)ní hóng dēng(loanword) neon lights
虹吸hóng xī(lit. and fig.) to siphon
面膜miàn mófacial mask; cleanser
薄膜bó mómembrane; film
视网膜 (視網膜)shì wǎng móretina

See also: Japanese symbol for “iris”.

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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