Chinese symbol for “maroon”
栗色
lì sè
maroon (color)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for maroon is 栗色 (lì sè), defined as: maroon (color).
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 栗色.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栗子 | lì zi | chestnut |
| 不寒而栗 (不寒而慄) | bù hán ér lì | lit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear |
| 板栗 | bǎn lì | Chinese chestnut |
| 颤栗 (顫慄) | zhàn lì | variant of 战栗 (zhàn lì) |
| 战栗 (戰慄) | zhàn lì | to tremble; shudder |
| 角色 | jué sè | role; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4] |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color; countenance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “maroon”.
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.