Chinese symbol for “plate”
镀
dù
Traditional: 鍍
to plate (with gold, silver etc); (prefix) -plated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plate is 镀 (dù), defined as: to plate (with gold, silver etc); (prefix) -plated.
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 “plate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牌 | pái | signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (块 (kuài)); brand; trademark |
| 盘 (盤) | pán | tray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices |
| 板 | bǎn | board; plank |
| 镀上 (鍍上) | dù shàng | to plate (with gold, silver etc) |
| 盘子 (盤子) | pán zi | tray; plate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 镀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 镀金 (鍍金) | dù jīn | to gold-plate; to gild; (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special |
| 电镀 (電鍍) | diàn dù | to electroplate |
| 镀层 (鍍層) | dù céng | the coating of sth that has been chrome-plated or copper-plated etc |
| 镀银 (鍍銀) | dù yín | silver-plated |
| 镀锌 (鍍鋅) | dù xīn | galvanized; zinc-coated |
| 镀上 (鍍上) | dù shàng | to plate (with gold, silver etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plate”.
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.