Chinese symbol for “ribbon”
丝带
sī dài
Traditional: 絲帶
ribbon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ribbon is 丝带 (sī dài), defined as: ribbon.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ribbon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 带 (帶) | dài | band; belt |
| 缎带 (緞帶) | duàn dài | ribbon |
| 绶带 (綬帶) | shòu dài | ribbon (as a decoration); cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor) |
| 带子 (帶子) | dài zi | belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape |
| 缨 (纓) | yīng | tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 丝带.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 丝毫 (絲毫) | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
| 丝袜 (絲襪) | sī wà | stockings; pantyhose |
| 丝绸 (絲綢) | sī chóu | silk (cloth) |
| 黑丝 (黑絲) | hēi sī | black pantyhose; black stockings |
| 蕾丝 (蕾絲) | lěi sī | (textiles) (loanword) lace |
| 带来 (帶來) | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 一带 (一帶) | yī dài | region; area |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ribbon”.
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.