Chinese symbol for “mist”
薄雾
bó wù
Traditional: 薄霧
mist; haze
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mist is 薄雾 (bó wù), defined as: mist; haze.
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
Other Chinese words for “mist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水雾 (水霧) | shuǐ wù | mist |
| 云气 (雲氣) | yún qì | mist |
| 云烟 (雲煙) | yún yān | mist; clouds; smoke |
| 霭 (靄) | ǎi | mist; haze |
| 烟 (煙) | yān | cigarette or pipe tobacco; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 薄雾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 薄膜 | bó mó | membrane; film |
| 薄荷 | bò he | mint (plant); Taiwan pr. [bo4he2] |
| 微薄 | wēi bó | scanty; meager |
| 浅薄 (淺薄) | qiǎn bó | superficial |
| 刻薄 | kè bó | unkind; harsh |
| 烟雾 (煙霧) | yān wù | smoke; mist |
| 迷雾 (迷霧) | mí wù | dense fog; fig. completely misleading |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mist”.
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.