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Chinese symbol for “smudge”

晕染
yùn rǎn
Traditional: 暈染
to smudge (become smeared); to smudge (create a blurred effect); shading (wash painting technique)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for smudge is 晕染 (yùn rǎn), defined as: to smudge (become smeared); to smudge (create a blurred effect); shading (wash painting technique).

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

晕 yùn
dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars
radical 72 ⽇ · 10 strokes
染 rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “smudge”

WordPinyinMeaning
墨渍 (墨漬)mò zìink stain; ink blot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 晕染.

WordPinyinMeaning
头晕 (頭暈)tóu yūndizzy
晕倒 (暈倒)yūn dǎoto faint; to swoon
晕眩 (暈眩)yūn xuànto feel dizzy; dizziness
眩晕 (眩暈)xuàn yùnvertigo; dizziness
晕车 (暈車)yùn chēto be carsick
电晕 (電暈)diàn yùncorona discharge
污染wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence

See also: Japanese symbol for “smudge”.

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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