Chinese symbol for “stain”
污点
wū diǎn
Traditional: 污點
stain; taint
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stain is 污点 (wū diǎn), defined as: stain; taint.
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 “stain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玷污 | diàn wū | to stain; to sully |
| 污渍 (污漬) | wū zì | stain |
| 色斑 | sè bān | stain; colored patch |
| 斑痕 | bān hén | stain; mark; scar; (fig.) psychological scar; stain on one's reputation |
| 污迹 (污跡) | wū jì | blotch; stain |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 污点.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 污染 | wū rǎn | (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate |
| 贪污 (貪污) | tān wū | to be corrupt; corruption |
| 污水 | wū shuǐ | sewage |
| 污染物 | wū rǎn wù | pollutant |
| 环境污染 (環境污染) | huán jìng wū rǎn | environmental pollution |
| 一点 (一點) | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 观点 (觀點) | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stain”.
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.