Chinese symbol for “lamina”
纹层
wén céng
Traditional: 紋層
lamina; lamella; lamination
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lamina is 纹层 (wén céng), defined as: lamina; lamella; lamination.
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 “lamina”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纹层.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指纹 (指紋) | zhǐ wén | fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers |
| 纹身 (紋身) | wén shēn | variant of 文身 (wén shēn) |
| 条纹 (條紋) | tiáo wén | stripe |
| 花纹 (花紋) | huā wén | decorative design |
| 皱纹 (皺紋) | zhòu wén | wrinkle; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 纹理 (紋理) | wén lǐ | vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc) |
| 基层 (基層) | jī céng | basic level; grassroots unit |
| 层面 (層面) | céng miàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lamina”.
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.