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Chinese symbol for “makeup”

彩妆
cǎi zhuāng
Traditional: 彩妝
makeup; cosmetics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for makeup is 彩妆 (cǎi zhuāng), defined as: makeup; cosmetics.

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

彩 cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
radical 59 ⼺ · 11 strokes
妆 zhuāng
adornment, make-up; to dress up, to use make-up
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “makeup”

WordPinyinMeaning
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
妆 (妝)zhuāng(of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup

Related words

Other words that share a character with 彩妆.

WordPinyinMeaning
色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored
彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow; measure word: 道 (dào)
彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket
博彩bó cǎigambling
化妆品 (化妝品)huà zhuāng pǐncosmetic; makeup product
化妆 (化妝)huà zhuāngto put on makeup

See also: Japanese symbol for “makeup”.

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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