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Chinese symbol for “stockings”

丝袜
sī wà
Traditional: 絲襪
stockings; pantyhose

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stockings is 丝袜 (sī wà), defined as: stockings; pantyhose.

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

丝 sī
silk, fine thread; wire; strings
radical 1 ⼀ · 5 strokes
袜 wà
socks, stockings
radical 145 ⾐ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stockings”

WordPinyinMeaning
长筒袜 (長筒襪)cháng tǒng wàstockings; thigh-highs; 双 (shuāng)
长统袜 (長統襪)cháng tǒng wàstockings
袜子 (襪子)wà zisocks; stockings
袜 (襪)wàsocks; stockings
靺mòname of a tribe; socks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 丝袜.

WordPinyinMeaning
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
丝毫 (絲毫)sī háothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
丝绸 (絲綢)sī chóusilk (cloth)
黑丝 (黑絲)hēi sīblack pantyhose; black stockings
蕾丝 (蕾絲)lěi sī(textiles) (loanword) lace
袜子 (襪子)wà zisocks; stockings
网袜 (網襪)wǎng wàfishnet stockings
鞋袜 (鞋襪)xié wàshoes and socks

See also: Japanese symbol for “stockings”.

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.