Chinese symbol for “pale”
苍白
cāng bái
Traditional: 蒼白
pale; wan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pale is 苍白 (cāng bái), defined as: pale; wan.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pale”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青白 | qīng bái | pale; pallor |
| 苍白色 (蒼白色) | cāng bái sè | pale; wan |
| 浅淡 (淺淡) | qiǎn dàn | light (color); pale |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 苍白.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苍蝇 (蒼蠅) | cāng ying | housefly; 只 (zhī) |
| 苍老 (蒼老) | cāng lǎo | old; aged |
| 苍穹 (蒼穹) | cāng qióng | the blue dome of heaven |
| 苍天 (蒼天) | cāng tiān | firmament |
| 苍生 (蒼生) | cāng shēng | (area where) vegetation grows; the common people |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 白人 | bái rén | white man or woman; Caucasian |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pale”.
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.