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Chinese symbol for “negative”

负面
fù miàn
Traditional: 負面
negative; the negative side

The closest CC-CEDICT match for negative is 负面 (fù miàn), defined as: negative; the negative side.

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

负 fù
load, burden; to carry, to bear
radical 154 ⾙ · 6 strokes
面 miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
radical 176 ⾯ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “negative”

WordPinyinMeaning
消极 (消極)xiāo jínegative; passive
阴性 (陰性)yīn xìngnegative; feminine
底片dǐ piànnegative; photographic plate
负片 (負片)fù piànnegative (in photography)
负 (負)fùto bear; to carry (on one's back)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 负面.

WordPinyinMeaning
负责 (負責)fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
负责人 (負責人)fù zé rénperson in charge
负担 (負擔)fù dānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden
欺负 (欺負)qī futo bully
担负 (擔負)dān fùto shoulder; to bear
方面fāng miànrespect; aspect
里面 (裏面)lǐ miànvariant of 里面 (lǐ miàn)
面积 (面積)miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area

See also: Japanese symbol for “negative”.

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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