Chinese symbol for “om”
唵
ǎn
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
The closest CC-CEDICT match for om is 唵 (ǎn), defined as: (interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om.
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
See also: Japanese symbol for “om”.
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.