King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “padding”

褚
zhǔ
padding (in garment); to store up; pocket; Taiwan pr. [chu3]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for padding is 褚 (zhǔ), defined as: padding (in garment); to store up; pocket; Taiwan pr. [chu3].

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

褚 zhǔ
bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname
radical 145 ⾐ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “padding”

WordPinyinMeaning
胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc)
水分shuǐ fènmoisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding

See also: Japanese symbol for “padding”.

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.