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Chinese symbol for “ripple”

微波
wēi bō
ripple; microwave

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ripple is 微波 (wēi bō), defined as: ripple; microwave.

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

微 wēi
small, tiny, trifling; micro-
radical 60 ⼻ · 13 strokes
波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ripple”

WordPinyinMeaning
涟漪 (漣漪)lián yīripple
波纹 (波紋)bō wénripple; corrugation
涟 (漣)liánripple; tearful
荡漾 (蕩漾)dàng yàngto ripple; to undulate
漪yīripple

Related words

Other words that share a character with 微波.

WordPinyinMeaning
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
微笑wēi xiàosmile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī)
稍微shāo wēia little bit
轻微 (輕微)qīng wēislight; light
微生物wēi shēng wùmicroorganism
微型wēi xíngminiature; micro-; tiny
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波音bō yīnmordent (music)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ripple”.

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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