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”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
瓀	ruǎn	opaque; white quartz

Related words

Other words that share a character with 不透明.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不是	bù shì	no; is not
不能	bù néng	cannot; must not
不会 (不會)	bù huì	improbable; unlikely
不过 (不過)	bù guò	only; merely
不同	bù tóng	different; distinct
透过 (透過)	tòu guò	to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露	tòu lù	to leak out; to divulge
透明	tòu míng	transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
说明 (說明)	shuō míng	to 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.