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Chinese symbol for “lace”

蕾丝
lěi sī
Traditional: 蕾絲
(textiles) (loanword) lace

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lace is 蕾丝 (lěi sī), defined as: (textiles) (loanword) lace.

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

蕾 lěi
flower bud
radical 140 ⾋ · 16 strokes
丝 sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lace”

WordPinyinMeaning
花边 (花邊)huā biānlace; decorative border
缳 (繯)huánto bind; to tie

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蕾丝.

WordPinyinMeaning
芭蕾bā lěiballet (loanword)
芭蕾舞bā lěi wǔballet (loanword)
味蕾wèi lěitaste bud(s)
花蕾huā lěibud; flower bud
蓓蕾bèi lěiflower bud; young flower still tightly rolled up
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
丝袜 (絲襪)sī wàstockings; pantyhose

See also: Japanese symbol for “lace”.

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.