Chinese symbol for “matted”
蓬乱
péng luàn
Traditional: 蓬亂
matted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown; scraggly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for matted is 蓬乱 (péng luàn), defined as: matted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown; scraggly; thatch.
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
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蓬乱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓬勃 | péng bó | vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality |
| 蓬松 (蓬鬆) | péng sōng | fluffy |
| 朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃) | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic |
| 莲蓬 (蓮蓬) | lián péng | lotus seed head |
| 蓬蓬 | péng péng | luxuriant; abundant |
| 混乱 (混亂) | hùn luàn | confused; chaotic; disorderly |
| 叛乱 (叛亂) | pàn luàn | armed rebellion |
| 动乱 (動亂) | dòng luàn | turmoil; upheaval |
See also: Japanese symbol for “matted”.
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.