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Chinese symbol for “shawl”

披巾
pī jīn
shawl

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shawl is 披巾 (pī jīn), defined as: shawl.

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

披 pī
to wear; to split, to crack
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
巾 jīn
cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
radical 50 ⼱ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “shawl”

WordPinyinMeaning
围巾 (圍巾)wéi jīnscarf; shawl
披肩pī jiāncape; shawl

Related words

Other words that share a character with 披巾.

WordPinyinMeaning
披露pī lùto reveal; to publish
披萨 (披薩)pī sà(loanword) pizza
披肩pī jiāncape; shawl
披风 (披風)pī fēngcloak; cape
披甲pī jiǎto don armor
所向披靡suǒ xiàng pī mǐ(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
头巾 (頭巾)tóu jīncloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women)

See also: Japanese symbol for “shawl”.

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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