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Chinese symbol for “pupil”

瞳孔
tóng kǒng
pupil (of the eye)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pupil is 瞳孔 (tóng kǒng), defined as: pupil (of the eye).

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

瞳 tóng
the pupil of the eye
radical 109 ⽬ · 17 strokes
孔 kǒng
opening, hole, orifice; great
radical 39 ⼦ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pupil”

WordPinyinMeaning
眸móupupil (of the eye); eye
瞳人tóng rénpupil (of the eye)
眹zhènpupil

Related words

Other words that share a character with 瞳孔.

WordPinyinMeaning
瞳仁tóng rénpupil of the eye
美瞳měi tóngcosmetic contact lens; big eye contact lens
瞳人tóng rénpupil (of the eye)
瞳眸tóng móupupil of the eye; one's eyes
瞳距tóng jùpupillary distance (PD)
面孔miàn kǒngface
脸孔 (臉孔)liǎn kǒngface
孔雀kǒng quèpeafowl; peacock

See also: Japanese symbol for “pupil”.

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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