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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

栗 lì
chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 栗色.

WordPinyinMeaning
栗子lì zichestnut
不寒而栗 (不寒而慄)bù hán ér lìlit. not cold, yet shivering (idiom); fig. to tremble with fear
板栗bǎn lìChinese chestnut
颤栗 (顫慄)zhàn lìvariant of 战栗 (zhàn lì)
战栗 (戰慄)zhàn lìto tremble; shudder
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
颜色 (顏色)yán sècolor; 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.

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