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Chinese symbol for “rotting”

靡烂
mí làn
Traditional: 靡爛
rotting; decaying

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rotting is 靡烂 (mí làn), defined as: rotting; decaying.

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

靡 mí
to scatter, to disperse; to divide
radical 175 ⾮ · 19 strokes
烂 làn
overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 靡烂.

WordPinyinMeaning
风靡 (風靡)fēng mǐfashionable; popular
萎靡wěi mǐlistless; dispirited; lacking in vigor; languishing
所向披靡suǒ xiàng pī mǐ(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
奢靡shē míextravagant
风靡一时 (風靡一時)fēng mǐ yī shífashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
萎靡不振wěi mǐ bù zhèndispirited and listless (idiom); downcast
灿烂 (燦爛)càn lànto glitter; brilliant
腐烂 (腐爛)fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy

See also: Japanese symbol for “rotting”.

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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