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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

纹 wén
line, stripe; pattern, decoration; wrinkle
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
层 céng
layer, floor, story, stratum
radical 44 ⼫ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lamina”

WordPinyinMeaning
薄板báo bǎnthin plate; sheet
薄层 (薄層)báo céngthin layer; thin slice

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纹层.

WordPinyinMeaning
指纹 (指紋)zhǐ wénfingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
纹身 (紋身)wén shēnvariant of 文身 (wén shēn)
条纹 (條紋)tiáo wénstripe
花纹 (花紋)huā wéndecorative design
皱纹 (皺紋)zhòu wénwrinkle; measure word: 道 (dào)
纹理 (紋理)wén lǐvein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
基层 (基層)jī céngbasic level; grassroots unit
层面 (層面)céng miànaspect; 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.

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