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Chinese symbol for “opaque”

不透明
bù tòu míng
opaque

The closest CC-CEDICT match for opaque is 不透明 (bù tòu míng), defined as: opaque.

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

不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
透 tòu
to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
明 míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “opaque”

WordPinyinMeaning
瓀ruǎnopaque; white quartz

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不透明.

WordPinyinMeaning
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
不会 (不會)bù huìimprobable; unlikely
不过 (不過)bù guòonly; merely
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
透过 (透過)tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate

See also: Japanese symbol for “opaque”.

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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