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Chinese symbol for “mold”

型
xíng
mold; type; style; model

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mold is 型 (xíng), defined as: mold; type; style; model.

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

型 xíng
pattern, model, type; mold; law
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mold”

WordPinyinMeaning
模múmold; die
模具mú jù(manufacturing) mold; die; also pr. [mo2ju4]
霉méimold; mildew
霉菌méi jūnmold
模子mú zimold; matrix

Related words

Other words that share a character with 型.

WordPinyinMeaning
大型dà xínglarge; large-scale
类型 (類型)lèi xíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type
模型mó xíngmodel; mold
典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case
转型 (轉型)zhuǎn xíngto undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)
新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind

See also: Japanese symbol for “mold”.

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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