Chinese symbol for “serif”
衬线
chèn xiàn
Traditional: 襯線
serif (typography)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for serif is 衬线 (chèn xiàn), defined as: serif (typography).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “serif”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 衬线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衬衫 (襯衫) | chèn shān | shirt; blouse |
| 衬衣 (襯衣) | chèn yī | shirt; measure word: 件 (jiàn) |
| 衬托 (襯托) | chèn tuō | to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element |
| 陪衬 (陪襯) | péi chèn | to serve as a foil; to set off; a foil; a contrast |
| 映衬 (映襯) | yìng chèn | to set off by contrast; antithesis |
| 反衬 (反襯) | fǎn chèn | to serve as a foil; to highlight through contrast |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
See also: Japanese symbol for “serif”.
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.