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Chinese symbol for “mire”

烂泥
làn ní
Traditional: 爛泥
mud; mire

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mire is 烂泥 (làn ní), defined as: mud; mire.

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

烂 làn
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
泥 ní
mud, earth, clay; plaster, paste
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “mire”

WordPinyinMeaning
泥坑ní kēngmud pit; mire

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烂泥.

WordPinyinMeaning
灿烂 (燦爛)càn lànto glitter; brilliant
腐烂 (腐爛)fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy
破烂 (破爛)pò lànworn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk
烂摊子 (爛攤子)làn tān ziterrible mess; shambles
糜烂 (糜爛)mí làndissipated; rotten
烂透 (爛透)làn tòurotten to the core
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
泥土ní tǔearth; soil; mud; clay

See also: Japanese symbol for “mire”.

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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