Chinese symbol for “motley”
斑驳
bān bó
Traditional: 斑駁
mottled; motley
The closest CC-CEDICT match for motley is 斑驳 (bān bó), defined as: mottled; motley.
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 “motley”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 斑驳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斑点 (斑點) | bān diǎn | spot; stain |
| 斑马 (斑馬) | bān mǎ | zebra; measure word: 匹 (pǐ) |
| 斑斑 | bān bān | full of stains or spots |
| 黑斑 | hēi bān | dark spot or blotch on the skin |
| 斑纹 (斑紋) | bān wén | stripe; streak |
| 雀斑 | què bān | freckles |
| 反驳 (反駁) | fǎn bó | to retort; to refute |
| 驳回 (駁回) | bó huí | to reject; to turn down |
See also: Japanese symbol for “motley”.
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.