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Chinese symbol for “ripples”

水纹
shuǐ wén
Traditional: 水紋
ripples

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ripples is 水纹 (shuǐ wén), defined as: ripples.

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

水 shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
radical 85 ⽔ · 4 strokes
纹 wén
line, stripe; pattern, decoration; wrinkle
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ripples”

WordPinyinMeaning
涟漪微漾 (漣漪微漾)lián yī wēi yàngripples; riffles
瀁yàngripples

Related words

Other words that share a character with 水纹.

WordPinyinMeaning
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
水泥shuǐ nícement; measure word: 袋 (dài)
洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
水准 (水準)shuǐ zhǔnlevel (of achievement etc); standard
水库 (水庫)shuǐ kùreservoir; measure word: 座 (zuò)
指纹 (指紋)zhǐ wénfingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
纹身 (紋身)wén shēnvariant of 文身 (wén shēn)

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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