Chinese symbol for “mirror”
反映
fǎn yìng
to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mirror is 反映 (fǎn yìng), defined as: to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known.
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
Other Chinese words for “mirror”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 镜子 (鏡子) | jìng zi | mirror; measure word: 面 (miàn), 个 (gè) |
| 镜 (鏡) | jìng | mirror; lens |
| 明镜 (明鏡) | míng jìng | mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight) |
| 鉴 (鑑) | jiàn | bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect |
| 反光镜 (反光鏡) | fǎn guāng jìng | reflector (typically concave, as in a torch); mirror (typically plane or convex) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反映.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | to screen; to show (a movie) |
| 放映 | fàng yìng | to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc) |
| 首映 | shǒu yìng | to premiere (a movie or TV show); premiere (of a movie) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mirror”.
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.