Chinese symbol for “paint”
漆
qī
paint; lacquer; measure word: 道 (dào); to paint (furniture, walls etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for paint is 漆 (qī), defined as: paint; lacquer; measure word: 道 (dào); to paint (furniture, walls etc).
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
Other Chinese words for “paint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 涂料 (塗料) | tú liào | paint |
| 颜料 (顏料) | yán liào | paint; dye |
| 涂抹 (塗抹) | tú mǒ | to paint; to smear |
| 画 (畫) | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅 (fú),张 (zhāng)) |
| 粉刷 | fěn shuā | to paint; to whitewash |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 漆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 油漆 | yóu qī | oil paints; lacquer |
| 漆黑 | qī hēi | pitch-black |
| 喷漆 (噴漆) | pēn qī | to spray paint or lacquer; lacquer |
| 漆器 | qī qì | lacquerware |
| 底漆 | dǐ qī | primer |
| 漆树 (漆樹) | qī shù | lac tree (Rhus vernicifera) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “paint”.
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.