Chinese symbol for “scar”
伤痕
shāng hén
Traditional: 傷痕
scar; bruise
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scar is 伤痕 (shāng hén), defined as: scar; bruise.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “scar”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤疤 (傷疤) | shāng bā | scar; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 疤痕 | bā hén | scar |
| 痕 | hén | scar; traces |
| 疤 | bā | scar; scab |
| 瘢痕 | bān hén | scar |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 伤痕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伤害 (傷害) | shāng hài | to injure; to harm |
| 受伤 (受傷) | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc) |
| 伤心 (傷心) | shāng xīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
| 悲伤 (悲傷) | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful |
| 伤亡 (傷亡) | shāng wáng | casualties; injuries and deaths |
| 伤口 (傷口) | shāng kǒu | wound; cut |
| 痕迹 (痕跡) | hén jì | vestige; mark |
| 裂痕 | liè hén | crack; gap |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scar”.
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.