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Chinese symbol for “lipstick”

口红
kǒu hóng
Traditional: 口紅
lipstick

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lipstick is 口红 (kǒu hóng), defined as: lipstick.

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

口 kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
radical 30 ⼝ · 3 strokes
红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lipstick”

WordPinyinMeaning
唇膏chún gāolip balm; lipstick

Related words

Other words that share a character with 口红.

WordPinyinMeaning
人口rén kǒupopulation; people
出口chū kǒuan exit; 个 (gè)
进口 (進口)jìn kǒuto import; imported
口号 (口號)kǒu hàoslogan; catchphrase
门口 (門口)mén kǒudoorway; gate
入口rù kǒuentrance; to import
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment

See also: Japanese symbol for “lipstick”.

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.