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Chinese symbol for “posthumous”

遗墨
yí mò
Traditional: 遺墨
posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for posthumous is 遗墨 (yí mò), defined as: posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose 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

遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes
墨 mò
ink; writing; Mexico
radical 203 ⿊ · 15 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “posthumous”

WordPinyinMeaning
死后 (死後)sǐ hòuafter death; posthumous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 遗墨.

WordPinyinMeaning
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics
遗产 (遺產)yí chǎnheritage; legacy
遗传 (遺傳)yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)
遗体 (遺體)yí tǐremains (of a dead person)
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
墨水mò shuǐink; measure word: 瓶 (píng)
墨镜 (墨鏡)mò jìngsunglasses; measure word: 副 (fù)

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.

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