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Chinese symbol for “napkin”

餐巾
cān jīn
napkin; 张 (zhāng)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for napkin is 餐巾 (cān jīn), defined as: napkin; 张 (zhāng).

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

餐 cān
to eat, to dine; meal, food
radical 184 ⾷ · 16 strokes
巾 jīn
cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
radical 50 ⼱ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “napkin”

WordPinyinMeaning
纸巾 (紙巾)zhǐ jīnpaper towel; napkin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 餐巾.

WordPinyinMeaning
餐厅 (餐廳)cān tīngdining hall; dining room
午餐wǔ cānlunch; luncheon
早餐zǎo cānbreakfast; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)
餐馆 (餐館)cān guǎnrestaurant; measure word: 家 (jiā)
晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner; measure word: 份 (fèn), 顿 (dùn), 次 (cì)
套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
头巾 (頭巾)tóu jīncloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women)

See also: Japanese symbol for “napkin”.

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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